Published 18:46 IST, July 6th 2019
Hyderabad Police installs funky LED strip at traffic junction, gets validation from most unexpected source
In an impressive move to urge the motorists to follow traffic rules, the Hyderabad traffic police and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have installed LED lights at a zebra crossing.
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In an impressive move to urge motorists to follow traffic rules, Hyderab traffic police and Greater Hyderab Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have installed LED lights at a zebra crossing.
strip of colour-changing LED lights was installed at KBR Park traffic signal junction in city recently. eye-catching initiative has everyone's attention and videos taken by people are surfacing online. invative way to tackle people jumping signals has been welcomed by people who are also praising authorities.
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Talking to media, ditional Commissioner of Police, Anil Kumar said:
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"We could see many commuters jumping signals in city. To curb this, we have installed LED strip lights on stop line at traffic junctions on a pilot basis,"
colour-changing lights which are similar to traffic signal were put up to encour motorists to halt before pedestrian crossings. lights are placed exactly before crossing. However, initiative also applied to pedestrians, to discour m from jaywalking, mainly during night. strip of lights is visible and make it clear where vehicles are to stop.
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Hyderab Police Commissioner tweeted a video of lights in action :
LED lights have been installed on stop on a pilot basis. initiative has truly garnered appreciation. Actor Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter and lauded initiative. Here's what he tweeted:
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Hyderab residents have appreciated efforts taken by officials. LED installation is a part of pilot project. As per local reports, pilot project, if proven successful, will be taken to or ros across city of Hyderab.
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12:14 IST, July 6th 2019