Hey! Do you know how to pass zebra crossings?
What? You say that you grew up on that.
But, do you know what’s “smart zebra crossings”?
“smart zebra crossings”
1. When a pedestrian passes a zebra crossing, the radar will automatically detect the pedestrian on the zebra crossing.
2. Warning lights on both sides of the zebra crossing will light up.
3. The lights will continuously flash to decelerate the cars and give way to pedestrians.
Don’t you want to take a look?
The first "smart zebra crossing" was put into use in Wuxi!
The "smart zebra crossing" can effectively extend the safety distance between motor vehicles and pedestrians, and enhance the awareness of drivers to respect pedestrians.
The red-tinted "courtesy-to-pedestrians" warning post is set on both sides of the zebra crossing, with a blue pedestrian-crossing sign at the top of it. But what’s most eye-catching is the two yellow posts mounted on the center belt.
Radar detection and flash light warning
This yellow pillar is actually a radar detection post that can sense a sector of 10 meters up to 140 degrees.
As soon as a pedestrian steps on the zebra crossing, a radar picket post can trigger five red and white warning posts placed on either side of the zebra crossing. Yellow LED lights were installed on the top of the warning piles, and the lights will flash twice per second, forming a warning light belt to alert drivers that pedestrians are crossing the road.
At the same time, the detection system also has the function of advance warning. A yellow triangle, suspended 80 meters above the zebra crossing, will keep flashing whenever pedestrians are detected to be passing. When the driver passes, he can clearly see the pattern of pedestrian crossing the road on the sign, alerting the driver to decelerate in advance.
With the smart zebra crossing, you will feel even safer when passing roads.
Twenty sets of "smart zebra crossings" will be installed at the junctions of major and secondary roads throughout the city during the year.
