"Bow party" blessed, this LED sidewalk can help

The original design is crosswalk pedestrian protection across the road, but it does not provide unconditional protection of pedestrians, pedestrians walking at least observe the direction of their is no danger. Today, thanks to mobile phones, pedestrian traffic safety is facing more risks. A large number of studies have shown that the number of traffic accidents caused by the use of mobile phones to distract attention increased significantly. Obviously, there are more and more "bow" across the road in bad habits, they will only slow down, but the eyes still stay on the mobile phone screen rather than concentrate on the observation on the road to the car. "Intelligent mobile phone has really changed a lot of people's living habits, but the transportation environment does not change because of the intelligent mobile phone, Melbourne design studio B ro North founder Soren Luckins said. In order to lower the head of their safety, his solution is to put the crosswalk signal is set on the ground, because these bow family is easier to see. In addition to the design of the program on the ground for the pedestrian safety of red and green traffic lights LED signal, but also specifically designed for the visually disabled people can perceive through the body vibration signal prompt device. He called the project "intelligent and perceptive sidewalk". Of course such concepts about the intelligent signal lamp is not the first time the sidewalk. Earlier this year, a German company in Augsburg installed a set of intelligent LED lights in the two orbit intersection on the ground, when the trolley came signal will emit red flash alarm signal to prompt pedestrians Caution. At the same time, the adjacent city of Cologne, Augsburg also conducted a similar experiment. You may feel, LED lights embedded in the ground is not a good idea, because it can only be more accustomed to the "bow", so that they do not rely on mobile phone more every hour and moment and unable to extricate themselves. Soren Luckins also heard a similar sound. "In fact, I don't think it's a good thing," he said, "but you do have the ability to change the habits of these people, or you have to accept the reality." Soren Luckins's point of view is that our city has the obligation to provide a safe environment for the public, if the public travel habits have changed, then the city should adapt to it." He said. Problem: how to change? For urban planners, the problem seems to have gone beyond technology, and has risen to the height of philosophy. You are in the design of the city, is to compromise the existing living habits of the people, or to guide the public to develop better habits? Soren Luckins apparently uphold the former view, and the late traffic engineering expert Hans Monderman is a supporter of the latter view. Hans Monderman is known for its design of a non signal traffic system in northern Holland. In the traffic system he designed, no lights, no lane, no guide signs, that his design philosophy, the intersection of the driver in the road to no signs and signals hint, compared with the traditional traffic light controlled junctions more vigilant, to ensure safe and efficient through the intersection. The idea may seem counterintuitive, but it does reduce the number of traffic accidents. But Monderman really the way there is a big risk, "I don't think there is no driving rules way to ensure the safety of pedestrians," Rudin technology project of New York University transportation research center assistant director Sarah Kaufman said. She cited the example of London, the traffic management department to promote the public to cross the road when the "left to see right", in this way to guide people to "look up". "I think the sidewalk LED is way ahead," she said. Some scheme in attempt through mobile phone software prompts pedestrians crossing safety. Mentioned above, the German LED project agent SW Augsburg Stephanie Lermen said the company in the design of the road LED program, but also considered the software prompts the program, but ultimately chose the current program. "We want to minimize pedestrian traffic," she said. "If you have to download an extra APP to cross the road, isn't that a lot?" If it's in an ideal world, Luckins says, he's going to choose a solution that encourages people to develop good habits, not just as they do now. But our real world is not an ideal state. "If people can consciously develop good habits, that what we are doing now is not necessary," he said, "but the fact is that a lot of people bad habits caused a lot of traffic accidents." Lermen also agrees with the idea that "it's not our job to teach people how to learn the right way of life as a transportation planner, but our job is to keep people safe on the road."