17. It’s easy for a driver to get distracted and fail to notice the
flashing lights or signage that represents sidewalks.
18. 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.
19. This innovation is optimized to keep pedestrian and vehicle
traffic moving in harmony.
20. There’s no finer way to increase pedestrian’s safety on the
street than employing the use of pressure-sensitive
pedestrian switch pads.
21. This remarkable innovation detects pedestrians crossing
and activates a call button that by design controls traffic
lights, making vehicles stop.
22. Once the switch pads [made of a tactile material] are
vacated, traffic automatically starts moving.
23. It’s a laudable innovation that increases the traffic safety of
both pedestrians and vehicles on the street.
24. 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.
25. 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.