Intelligent Pedestrian System

The main objective of the Intelligent Pedestrian System is to increase traffic safety for pedestrians in busy areas. Some led road stud lights are installed next to pedestrian crossings, making them more visible to drivers and let drivers know that there are people crossing or who intend to cross them.

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Intelligent Pedestrian Systems have been designed to reduce the number of traffic accidents that occur in many busy areas and increase in this way safety for pedestrians. This technical solution functions with a series of sensors which detect movement every time someone is crossing or about to cross. The led road stud lights on the floor connected to these sensors immediately light up and help drivers see in an easier and quicker way that there are pedestrians crossing. Additionally, to the panels on the floor, two vertical panels, one on each side of the road, also light up. This system is activated automatically at the same time as all street lights, when it is considered that natural light is not enough to guarantee a good visibility.

Problems addressed

This Intelligent Pedestrian Systeme aims to address the lack of visibility in pedestrian crossings situated in some busy zones of a town/city. By improving it, traffic safety for pedestrians is increased and the number of urban accidents is reduced.

Solutions used

This solution consists of the use of sensors to detect movement around pedestrian crossings. When movement is detected, this information is sent automatically to led road stud lights on the floor next to the pedestrian crossing lines and to two vertical light panels on each side of the road.
Intelligent pedestrian crosswalk system
Intelligent pedestrian crosswalk system

Alternatives to the solution used

The alternatives to this solution could be the use of some type of red signal, as in traffic lights, in order to make it even more clear and understandable to drivers that they must stop because someone is crossing the street. This could also. This functioning of this solution could be very similar to the one of the light panels.

Benefits gained from the solutions used

The main benefits of implementing this solution are an improved and higher traffic safety and, therefore, a decrease in the number of accidents.

Community/ies where the smart change is used

The number of towns and cities implementing this type of pedestrian crossing in busy areas in order to reduce the number of traffic accidents. In Spain, there are many cities already using this system or that are planning to do so.
Intelligent Pedestrian System
Intelligent Pedestrian System

Other communities where this solution could be used

This type of Intelligent Pedestrian System could be applied in any village, town, or city, as it does not require a very high amount of money to be installed or to be maintained. It is believed, thus, that it will be adopted by many more municipalities in the coming years.

Prediction of how these changes will affect these communities development in future

Implementing this Intelligent Pedestrian System of pedestrian crossings affects very positively the citizens of municipalities adopting it. Thanks to increased visibility the number of accidents is reduced.
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