New traffic lights in Utah will better determine the presence of cyclists
In the state of Utah, install systems that actually determine the presence of cyclists at the intersection. Special equipment sends signals that can detect any significant object in size, and not just those made of metal.
Matt Luker of the State Department of Transportation said that modern bikes are rarely identified by old systems. Old systems were designed specifically for the recognition of metal objects, and the current bikes do not always have metal in their design. Therefore, cyclists had to stop at intersections and wait for the green light from a passing car to light up, or they had to get off the bike and manually press a button to turn green. The most impatient could perform some kind of unsafe actions like driving to red, etc.
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With the new system, the rider on two wheels needs to stop at the traffic lights as close as possible to the drawn image of the bicycle on the lane, if one is present on the road. It is usually applied in the middle of the strip.
The new system gives cyclists more time to cross the intersection. Thus, a similar system installed in California Pleasanton in 2011, was designed for 14 seconds for cyclists and only 4 seconds for cars.
The developers claim that the new system is resistant to all weather conditions and can be easily adapted to any changes in the road network.
Pictures by Mori Kessler, St. George news
Matt Luker of the State Department of Transportation said that modern bikes are rarely identified by old systems. Old systems were designed specifically for the recognition of metal objects, and the current bikes do not always have metal in their design. Therefore, cyclists had to stop at intersections and wait for the green light from a passing car to light up, or they had to get off the bike and manually press a button to turn green. The most impatient could perform some kind of unsafe actions like driving to red, etc.
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With the new system, the rider on two wheels needs to stop at the traffic lights as close as possible to the drawn image of the bicycle on the lane, if one is present on the road. It is usually applied in the middle of the strip.
The new system gives cyclists more time to cross the intersection. Thus, a similar system installed in California Pleasanton in 2011, was designed for 14 seconds for cyclists and only 4 seconds for cars.
The developers claim that the new system is resistant to all weather conditions and can be easily adapted to any changes in the road network.
Pictures by Mori Kessler, St. George news
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/362757/
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