Traffic

Four Way Traffic Simulator with Lights & Vehicles Following Traffic Rules

Features

• Intersection with Traffic Lights: Four-way intersection with coordinated traffic lights
• Vehicle AI: Vehicles that react to traffic lights and avoid collisions
• Realistic Movement: Vehicles accelerate, decelerate, and stop based on traffic conditions
• Visual Feedback: Color-coded traffic lights and directional vehicles

Traffic Light Algorithm

The simulation implements a simple time-based traffic light algorithm:

1. Coordination: East-west and north-south lights are coordinated to avoid conflicts
2. Cycle: Each light cycles through Red (5s) → Green (5s) → Yellow (2s) → Red
3. Priority: When east-west lights are green, north-south lights are red and vice versa

Vehicle Behavior

Vehicles in the simulation exhibit several intelligent behaviors:

• Stop at red and yellow traffic lights
• Maintain safe distances from other vehicles
• Accelerate when the path is clear
• Travel at different speeds (randomized for each vehicle)
• Automatically despawn when out of view

Running the Simulation

Prerequisites

• Rust and Cargo (1.39 or newer)

Installation

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/WillKirkmanM/traffic.git

2. Build and run:

cargo build --release
cargo run --release