Songpa-gu Installs LED Traffic Lights Embedded in Crosswalk Waiting Lines
Installation of Ground Traffic Lights at 20 Pedestrian Crossings with High Foot Traffic on School Commute Routes
[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Seongsoo Park) is promoting the installation of ‘floor-type pedestrian traffic lights’ to ensure the safe convenience of pedestrians and prevent traffic accidents caused by smartphone use.
The ‘floor-type pedestrian traffic light’ embeds an LED panel connected to the existing pedestrian signal on the ground at the crosswalk stop line, providing pedestrians with the same signal information as the existing traffic light. When the traffic light turns green, the LED panel simultaneously changes to green as well.
Songpa-gu expects that the installation of floor traffic lights will help improve walking safety for vulnerable road users such as wheelchair users, children, and the elderly, whose eye levels are low, as well as prevent traffic accidents involving so-called “smombie” students who walk while absorbed in their smartphones.
The district has secured a budget of 1.3 billion KRW for traffic safety facilities and plans to install and operate floor traffic lights at 20 crosswalks with high pedestrian traffic, including school zones, by the end of this year.
In particular, to prevent traffic accidents involving children and smartphone users who are vulnerable to pedestrian safety, Songpa Police Station was consulted to select 16 locations in front of elementary schools within school zones and 4 pedestrian-dense areas such as Jamsil Station and Jamsilsaenae Station, where a total of 44 floor traffic lights will be installed.
Additionally, to enhance the performance of the facilities and reduce failure rates, 13 outdated signal controllers among existing pedestrian traffic lights will be replaced first, with the entire construction scheduled to be completed by December this year.
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Seongsoo Park, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “We will continue to do our best to create a traffic environment where pedestrians can walk safely by installing and expanding various traffic safety facilities, including floor-type pedestrian traffic lights, in school zones and pedestrian-dense areas within the district.”
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