They will also arrive in Italy the traffic lights with the countdown. Finally, our country will adapt to a loudly requested measure to increase safety especially for pedestrians, and which should allow for a more fluid management of traffic in the city.
The Deputy Minister for Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, Alessandro Morelliat the end of today’s session of the State-City and Local Authorities Conference, declared: “Agreement reached on the decree scheme that defines the characteristics for the approval and installation of countdown devices at traffic lights of pedestrian and cycle crossings“. In short, the traffic light countdown could become a reality soon.
“The provision also provides for the mandatory placement of said devices at the traffic light intersections that are most dangerous due to the characteristics of the roads and crossing times.“Explained Morelli. “After the innovations introduced in the highway code by the infrastructure decree, a new step forward to protect pedestrians and to guarantee the correct way of crossing with bikes and scooters. A result that has been awaited for years, on which we have worked with great determination and with the awareness that without road safety there can be no sustainability“, Concluded the deputy minister.
The countdown will be seen thanks to a small appendix to the side of the pedestrian or cycle traffic light, and will indicate how long the green and red will last. These beacons will be installed in the most dangerous intersections, with the possibility of extending them to the rest of the network. In any case, before implementing the system, installation and operating standards are expected to avoid confusion between motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.
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