A traffic control system consisting of sets of traffic lights each capable of energizing a red, yellow or green traffic light in accordance with the commands issued by an electric traffic controller. The traffic controller being operatively coupled to at least one infrared transmitter configured to send out coded binary infrared signals which are coordinated to match the traffic mode of the associated traffic lights. The infrared signals being beamed by the infrared transmitter to the vehicular traffic in front of the corresponding traffic light. One or more of these vehicles having an infrared receiver coupled to an LED display, the LED display capable of displaying a red, yellow or green light. The infrared receiver configured to decode the coded binary signals sent by the infrared transmitter and capable to activate a LED light in the vehicle display that will match the color of the corresponding traffic light that is energized at any given time.