'Smart Pedestrian Crosswalk' tackles urban traffic congestion

As night fell, the "Smart Pedestrian Crosswalk" at the intersection of Tianhe North Road and Tiyu East Road was officially opened. The "Smart Pedestrian Crosswalk" is organized and implemented by the Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau. It is one of the measures for the management of traffic congestion points in Guangzhou.

In order to improve the traffic order at the intersection of Tianhe North Road, realize the separation, safety and order of fast and slow traffic, and reduce the congestion caused by the conflict between people and vehicles, the Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau organized the Municipal Road Engineering Research Center to implement the non-machine at the intersection of Tianhe North Road. The special channel upgrade project for high-speed trains, "Smart Pedestrian Crosswalk" is an important pilot content of the project. The Municipal Road Engineering Research Center organized the design unit and the construction unit to carry out a lot of work, and also received strong support from the Guangzhou Municipal Traffic Police Department and the Tianhe District Housing and Construction Department.

After the implementation of "Smart Pedestrian Crossing", after two nights of formal operation, combined with the trial operation data of the buried Solar Road Studs in early August, relevant research institutions have tracked its implementation effect. The results show that this measure has an obvious two-way warning effect on pedestrians and passing vehicles in Smart Pedestrian Crossing at night, and achieved the expected implementation effect.

Smart Pedestrian Crossing is embodied in: First, through color change and flashing, the early warning function is very obvious and effective reminder The passing time and passing area of ​​pedestrians crossing the street, especially the "people with bowed heads" crossing the street, the illegal traffic behaviors such as running red lights and not waiting according to regulations due to looking down at their mobile phones have been significantly reduced compared with those before the implementation. Second, Solar Road Studs can clearly remind motor vehicle drivers. Staff politely yield to zebra crossings, slow down, reduce conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians crossing the street, improve traffic safety at intersections, and create a safer and more orderly road traffic environment for citizens.