Traffic safety remains a major concern, particularly for pedestrians, as fatalities from car crashes increase. Innovations like Mobileye's driver assistance system and Traficon's pedestrian detectors aim to enhance safety by warning drivers of hazards and managing traffic lights in relation to pedestrian crossings. By adopting these technologies, cities can significantly improve safety for both pedestrians and drivers on the roads.

1. One of the major concerns for people whethere here in the
U.S. or abroad is their traffic safety.

2. Sadly, Unfortunately the U.S. transportation is too
concerned with pleasing vehicles than keeping pedestrians
safe which is dangerous.

3. People’s lives are at risk and statistics can attest to that.

4. Pedestrian fatalities and injuries are on the rise owing to car
crashes being at an all-time high.

5. To enhance people’s safety on the streets, cities are now
employing new innovations in traffic safety.

6. Mobileye is the producer of this driver-focused technology
that helps drivers avoid accidents.

7. What the advanced driver assistance system does is to warn
drivers of imminent accidents.

8. It alerts drivers when other cars, cyclists or pedestrians are
dangerously close.

9. It’s a user-friendly innovation that also alerts drivers when
they veer out of their lane.

10. It even reads traffic signs.

11. It’s an in-car traffic safety device that comes with a camera.

12. Mobileye relays recorded pictures on its platform [an
Android app] via Bluetooth.

13. So it must be mounted on the windshield for the camera to
get a good point of view of the pedestrians, cars or cyclists.

14. This technological innovation is optional accessory that’s
offered by car manufacturers.

15. Crosswalks are necessary since they help drivers identify
pedestrians where they should be [or are] crossing the
street.

16. However, they are not 100% reliable.

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.