Crossing lights test for on Tuam St
Road-safety technology new to New Zealand will be tested on a pedestrian crossing outside the City Council offices on Tuam Street. Lights will be set into the road, alongside the crossing and for 30m along the road's centre-line on either side of the crossing. Sensors trigger the system when someone is about to cross and the lights flash, warning oncoming motorists. Similar systems are being successfully used in the United States and Australia. When the system is installed, Council staff will survey users and use fixed video cameras to monitor the site and gauge its effectiveness.
"Tuam Street's well known as a collector road with high volumes of both pedestrians and motor vehicles," says Council Project Manager David Pinkney. "It also has an east-west axis, which means that at certain times of the year it is very susceptible to sun strike. These warning signals will make it easier for motorists to identify that the crossing is in use." The project is a joint effortbetween the Council, LTNZ and MWH Global.
An impression of how the lighting system could appear to an approaching driver
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