Systems and methods for detection of travelers at roadway intersections

A method for assisting a loaded mass transit vehicle through an intersection, the method comprising:

• transmitting, using a vehicle identifier system, a location and direction of travel of a mass transit vehicle;
• a plurality of mobile communication devices communicating with said vehicle identifier system that travelers associated with said mobile communication devices are on said mass transit vehicle;
• receiving at a receiver said location and direction of travel transmission;
• evaluating said location and direction of travel information to determine if said mass transit vehicle is approaching an intersection;
• if said mass transit vehicle is approaching said intersection, assigning a priority to said mass transit vehicle for said mass transit vehicle to go through said intersection, said priority increasing for each traveler on said mass transit vehicle;
• and
• altering a traffic signal at said intersection if said assigned priority is above a threshold number of travelers.