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Experiment failed: canceling the flashing green traffic light caused an increase in the number of traffic accidents

  • November 1, 2023
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At a meeting of the Road Safety Committee in Zelenograd Prefecture, representatives of the traffic police reported a sharp increase in the number of accidents in October. The

Experiment failed: canceling the flashing green traffic light caused an increase in the number of traffic accidents

At a meeting of the Road Safety Committee in Zelenograd Prefecture, representatives of the traffic police reported a sharp increase in the number of accidents in October. The agency associates this with the data center experiment, which lifted the flashing green signal at traffic lights in test mode.

According to the Zelenograd News Telegram channel, from October 1 to 26, the number of collisions increased by 42%, and the number of accidents at intersections increased by 62%. The traffic police emphasized that data from the traffic police that supposedly 80% of motorists drive faster to pass a flashing green light does not correspond to reality. In addition, the initiators did not take into account “the conditions of driving and significantly changing road conditions, namely: the time it takes for the driver to make a decision, the time it takes for the brake to apply,” according to the traffic police. .

Everyone was against the experiment, except the Central Road Safety Inspectorate and Spetsdorproekt, but only the State Road Safety Inspectorate justified its position – the rest simply referred to the opinion of local residents. As a result, the prefecture will ask the transport department to stop the experiment.

According to the Zelenograd News Telegram channel, from October 1 to 26, the number of collisions increased by 42%, and the number of accidents at intersections increased by 62%. The traffic police emphasized that data from the traffic police that supposedly 80% of motorists drive faster to pass a flashing green light does not correspond to reality. In addition, the initiators did not take into account “the conditions of driving and significantly changing road conditions, namely: the time it takes for the driver to make a decision, the time it takes for the brake to apply,” according to the traffic police. .

Everyone was against the experiment, except the Central Road Safety Inspectorate and Spetsdorproekt, but only the State Road Safety Inspectorate justified its position – the rest simply referred to the opinion of local residents. As a result, the prefecture will ask the transport department to stop the experiment.

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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