Vancouver tests new lighting to help keep pedestrians safe
Posted February 19, 2016 8:49 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – They’re designed to improve the safety of both pedestrians and drivers in places where the two cross paths with sometimes dangerous consequences.
The City of Vancouver is testing out a new kind of crossing signal as part of a pilot project designed to cut down on collisions.
The high intensity amber lights are set up at three Vancouver intersections: Victoria Drive and Grant Street, Elliott near Waverley Streets and West Boulevard and 42nd Avenue are all described as places with a lot of walking traffic but where a traditional pedestrian crossing isn’t warranted.
This is all meant to make things safer people especially in dark and wet conditions.
Police still want you to act as though drivers can’t see you unless you’ve made eye contact.
Last year there were 14 traffic fatalities and of those 11 were pedestrians and this year there have been three deadly collisions and two of those have involved pedestrians.
