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The phrase "controlling traffic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to managing the flow of vehicles or pedestrians, often in reference to law enforcement or traffic management systems.
Example: "The police officer was stationed at the intersection, controlling traffic to ensure the safety of pedestrians."
Alternatives: "managing traffic" or "directing traffic".
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THE earliest light signals for controlling traffic were operated manually by the police.
City council members stood in the street with flags controlling traffic.
In general, traffic engineers say, stop signs are more useful for controlling traffic flow than for stopping speeders.
Those concerns range from preserving open space to controlling traffic, both of which are issues in the Bridgewater project.
But it would require the latest emissions- and noise-limiting technology in snowmobiles that use the parks, and encourage guided snowmobile tours as a way of controlling traffic.
The Humvee roadblocks near the White House were gone, and there were no longer troops in combat fatigues controlling traffic at nearby intersections.
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In China, we control traffic in order to issue tickets".
The police arrived to try to control traffic on the surrounding streets.
Police officers were called in to extra duty to control traffic.
Mr. Gray said a local force would better control traffic on Middle Neck Road, the village's main artery.
Emergency vehicles could use the technology to control traffic lights as they approach crowded intersections.
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