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How About Some New Innovations in Traffic Safety
The number one concern for pedestrian’s in any country is their traffic safety.
Sadly, United States transportation infrastructure is overly concerned about
accommodating cars more than its people.
And that’s detrimental.
People’s lives are at risk and statistics can attest to that.
Pedestrian fatalities and injuries are on the rise owing to car crashes being at an
all-time high.
To enhance people’s safety on the streets, cities are now employing new innovations
in traffic safety.
This post will examine innovations and technologies designed to help save
pedestrians lives and to enhance their safety.
Incidentally, these innovations represent just a few of the many reliable
technologies you can find in the traffic safety market today.
Good thing the Internet has popularized some of these innovations since most
people are not aware of their existence.
Traffic Safety and the Mobileye Advanced Driver Assistance System
Mobileye is the producer of this driver-focused technology that helps drivers
avoid accidents.
What the advanced driver assistance system does is to warn drivers of
imminent accidents.
It alerts drivers when other cars, cyclists or pedestrians are dangerously close.
It’s a user-friendly innovation that also alerts drivers when they veer out of their
lane.
It even reads traffic signs.
It’s an in-car traffic safety device that comes with a camera.
Mobileye relays recorded pictures on its platform [an Android app] via Bluetooth.
So it must be mounted on the windshield for the camera to get a good point of view
of the pedestrians, cars or cyclists.
This technological innovation is optional accessory that’s offered by car
manufacturers.
Traffic Safety and Traficon’s Traffic Safety Pedestrian Detectors
Crosswalks are necessary since they help drivers identify pedestrians where they should be [or are] crossing the street.
However, they are not 100% reliable.
It’s easy for a driver to get distracted and fail to notice the flashing lights or signage
that represents sidewalks.
Fortunately, Traficon, a Belgium-based manufacturer of several traffic
technologies, has crafted pedestrian detectors that help control traffic lights and detect the presence of pedestrians.
This innovation is optimized to keep pedestrian and vehicle traffic moving in
harmony.
Traffic Safety Tech Pedestrian Switch Pads
There’s no finer way to increase pedestrian’s safety on the street than
employing the use of pressure-sensitive pedestrian switch pads.
This remarkable innovation detects pedestrians crossing and activates a call
button that by design controls traffic lights, making vehicles stop.
Once the switch pads [made of a tactile material] are vacated, traffic automatically starts moving.
It’s a laudable innovation that increases the traffic safety of both pedestrians and
vehicles on the street.
Technological advancements, in this era aptly christened the instant information
age, can help enhance pedestrian’s safety on the street while keeping vehicle traffic
flowing smoothly.
So, better traffic safety is achievable if the transportation infrastructure can
employ the use of these technologies to lower mortality rates of drivers and
pedestrians on the street.