A UW-Madison safety expert said new technology holds promise of reducing red light violations and the danger they caus, reports Madison, Wisc., television station WKOW.

The technology is geared for situations, similar to Rep. Fred Clark’s red light running earlier this month. Clark (D-Baraboo) was cited for a red light violation after his SUV entered a Madison intersection and slammed into a bicyclist and significantly injured him. The collision was captured by a Madison metro bus on-board camera, with the tape first shown on WKOW-TV Friday.

Los Angeles is the testbed for a futuristic “smart” road stud than can gauge freeway conditions and traffic flow, opening and closing lanes accordingly, according to the Los Angeles Times.