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Pedestrians angered by traffic light switch-off trial

14 May 2010
 

Trials of switching off traffic signals at junctions have generated opposition from mobility- and visually-impaired pedestrians. Keith Firth, director of traffic engineering at consultant Colin Buchanan, said trials in three locations had highlighted the  benefits of switching off signals to road users. But he warned that there was “overwhelming opposition from vulnerable and visually- and mobility-impaired pedestrians”.

A month-long trial in which traffic signals were turned...

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