Jeonju City Installs LED Ground Signal Lights at Pedestrian Crosswalk Waiting Lines

Installation of Two Crosswalks in Front of Procurement Service on Baekjedeo Road by Next Month

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonju City will install LED floor traffic lights at crosswalks to prevent pedestrian safety accidents, such as those involving "smombie" pedestrians who cross while looking at their smartphones.

According to the city, Deokjin-gu (District Mayor Jang Byeon-ho) plans to invest a total project cost of 30 million KRW by next month to install floor traffic lights at two crosswalks in front of the Public Procurement Service on Baekje-daero, where vehicle traffic and pedestrian volume are high.

The floor traffic lights are devices that install LEDs on the ground at the crosswalk waiting line and link them with the crosswalk traffic lights so that when the traffic light turns green, the floor traffic lights also turn green, allowing pedestrians to easily check the signal just by looking down at the ground.

Jeonju City expects that the installation of such floor traffic lights will improve pedestrians' recognition of walking signals and be effective in preventing traffic accidents caused by inattentive forward watching during nighttime or rainy weather.

Meanwhile, Jeonju City is also promoting a project to build a traffic artificial intelligence system that can audibly guide vehicle approach in areas with a high risk of pedestrian traffic accidents to prevent such accidents.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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