This city put traffic lights in the ground to prevent people from texting and walking into traffic

April 29, 2016

These Traffic Lights Aim To Get The Attention Of Distracted Walkers

 

Instead of relying on regular street traffic lights, the German city of Augsburg is trying to get the attention of people of that never look up when they walk, by embedding traffic lights in the ground. The same area that you generally look at when being a ‘distracted walker’.

 

These Traffic Lights Aim To Get The Attention Of Distracted Walkers


The LED traffic lights have been installed as a potential solution to the ‘distracted walker’ problem after a young woman lost her life after not noticing an oncoming train.

These Traffic Lights Aim To Get The Attention Of Distracted Walkers


Watch the video below to learn more.