Extending pedestrian signals in places where there are many elderly people and frequent traffic accidents

The blue light signal time at crosswalks at major points in Seoul, where traffic is frequent, such as the elderly, increases up to 6 seconds.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will extend the walking signal time to places other than protected areas for the weak as the number of pedestrian traffic accidents continues to increase with the aging population.

In general, the pedestrian signal time at crosswalks is 1 second per 1 m and the entry time is added per 0.7 m in senior and child protection zones.The city of

reviewed the ratio of the elderly population by dong and the number of traffic accidents over the past 10 years, selected 123 crosswalks that need to extend the walking signal time, and plans to complete the walking time extension by the end of the year.The city of

also announced that it will create a safe walking environment by discovering targets for the elderly as well as the disabled and children to extend the walking signal time together with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the autonomous police committee.