Seosan City Installs 8 Red Pedestrian Signal Countdown Timers

Eight-Way Pilot Operation at Intersection in Front of Seosan Police Station

Red remaining time indicator installed at the intersection in front of Seosan Police Station, Chungnam. /Seosan City

Seosan City in Chungnam has installed eight red pedestrian signal countdown timers at the intersection in front of Seosan Police Station and has begun pilot operation to provide citizens with a safer walking environment.

The red pedestrian signal countdown timer is an auxiliary device that displays the remaining time, previously shown only during the green signal, as a numeric countdown during the red signal as well, informing pedestrians of their waiting time.

This device was installed to prevent pedestrians from starting to cross in advance at crosswalks. The remaining time for the red signal is displayed as a number only from 99 seconds to 6 seconds before the green signal turns on.

The city expects that this pilot operation will help prevent jaywalking by pedestrians and reduce incidents such as vehicles stopping, speeding, or causing accidents in crosswalks due to pedestrian signal changes during right turns.

Mayor Lee Wanseop said, "We hope that creating a safer traffic environment for pedestrians will lead to a reduction in traffic accidents," and added, "We will continue to make efforts to create a safer and more convenient traffic environment for citizens."

Meanwhile, after the pilot operation, the city plans to analyze the effectiveness in preventing traffic accidents and expand the installation of these devices to major pedestrian routes.

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