Zurich: light signal only for bicycles – the city installs new traffic lights after the accident
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ZurichLight signal only for bicycles – city installs new traffic light after accident
After a fatal accident at the Badener-/Seebahnstrasse crossing at the end of September, the city of Zurich reacted and installed a so-called fore-green.
That’s what it’s about
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At the end of September there was a fatal bicycle accident near Lochergut.
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The city of Zurich has now reacted and installed new traffic lights.
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The foreland is intended to increase the safety of cyclists.
At the end of September there was a tragic traffic accident in Zurich: a concrete mixer failed to see a young cyclist turning right A 25-year-old woman died at the scene of the accident their severe interventions. Since then, a white bike, a so-called ghost bike, in the case of punched goods to the fatal accident. The traffic department of the city of Zurich has now reacted and installed a separate bicycle traffic light this week as an additional immediate measure, such as the «daily scoreboard» writes.
The so-called pre-green switches to green five seconds earlier than the traffic light for car drivers and allows waiting bikes to accelerate earlier. This reduces the risk of getting into the blind spots of cars and trucks. Such green traffic lights are already in place at five other locations, for example at the Friesenbergstrasse/Schweighofstrasse intersection and at the Rudolf Brun Bridge/Limmatquai.
Phase separation planned
The traffic department at Lindenplatz in Altstetten wants to make a new attempt: a completely separate green phase for cyclists and motorists. Although the waiting times at the intersection are increasing, the phase separation increases safety for people traveling by bike.
As long as such phase separations are missing, the city police recommends turning behind a truck, “so that you can always see your taillights,” as spokeswoman Judith Hödl says. If cyclists are still standing next to a truck, they should use the mirrors to make contact with the handlebars.
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