Xinhua Sydney on May 30 - ( Jaco) Nearly two years, the frequent occurrence of traffic accidents of Sydney region pedestrian casualties, many are pedestrians caused by looking down. To protect the pedestrian safety, Sydney NSW government decided to follow the German, in Sydney department
in Sydney, the official Xinhua News Agency on May 30 (Reuters) - Jaco) In the past two years, involving the pedestrian casualties accidents occur frequently in Sydney, many accidents are caused by the pedestrian looking down. In order to protect the safety of pedestrians, the government decided to follow the new south wales in Sydney is located in Germany, in Sydney, some of the installation of ground traffic lights at an intersection. Australia, the Sydney morning herald reported Monday, according to the pilot project is expected to start in December, there will be five locations to install the lights in the centre of Sydney. This will be the first time in Australia to use ground traffic lights. At the end of April this year, Germany augsburg ground lights have been installed in its path. When the trolley approaches, even if you look at your mobile phone, the red lights will flash on the ground. Low-key game; When passing by, people can see the flashing red light the corner of my eye. When pedestrians can safely through the green signal light flashing on the ground. ; Low-key game; Now it has become the hidden trouble of traffic safety. Bernard, head of the road safety centre in Sydney? Karen said, in the past two years, the number of road accidents in Sydney is on the rise. Pedestrian casualties than the number of traffic accidents last year increased by 49% in 2014. Many accidents are caused by pedestrians from road. New south wales road safety for Duncan? Guy says, the government decided to invest in a $250000 ( About 1. 18 million yuan) On the landscape lamps, to test the ground traffic lights program, hope to be able to effectively reduce the number of pedestrian road safety accidents.