Gwangju Nam-gu, LED Flashes When Cars Enter Signal-Free Intersections

'Gyocaro Alimi' to Be Installed in Wolsan-dong and Juwol-dong by the End of February

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 31st that it will promote the installation project of ‘Intersection Alert’ at two intersections in Deokrim Jungang-gil, Wolsan-dong, and Gunbun-ro, Juwol-dong, where many elderly residents live. This system notifies danger signals through LED lights when vehicles enter the intersection.

The Intersection Alert installation project was proposed by residents living in the Wolsan-dong area.

The reason the residents proposed this project was to prevent traffic accidents and create a safe road environment for walking, as the proportion of vulnerable road users such as the elderly is high.

Nam-gu accepted the project proposal from the Wolsan-dong residents and plans to install the alert system at the Deokrim Jungang-gil intersection near the old Wolsan Market intersection by the end of next month. Additionally, a similar Intersection Alert will be introduced at one intersection in the Gunbun-ro area of Juwol-dong, which has comparable conditions.

The Intersection Alert being introduced this time is a system where LED indicators with built-in vehicle detection sensors are embedded in the road surface at the center of intersections formed on side roads near schools, shopping areas, and residential neighborhoods. The LED indicators detect vehicle headlights and change colors to prevent traffic accidents.

This system has been shown to have a significant effect in preventing traffic accidents.

According to the Road Traffic Authority’s Traffic Accident Analysis System’s effect analysis of Intersection Alerts (2010?2017), areas such as Seo-gu in Daegu, Changnyeong in Gyeongnam, and Tongyeong, which introduced this system from its early stages in 2010, have seen a decrease in traffic accidents. Nighttime accident rates decreased by approximately 81%.

Furthermore, the effect analysis data released by Seoul City in 2015 showed that vehicle speeds at intersection entry points significantly decreased before and after the installation of Intersection Alerts. The LED lights influenced not only vehicle drivers but also pedestrians, greatly helping to prevent traffic accidents.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will do our best to create a safe city in Nam-gu so that not only vulnerable road users such as the elderly but also all vehicle drivers can prevent damage from various accidents.”

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