Glasgow City Council, GB introduces the first cycle-activated road signs in the United Kingdom

Glasgow City Council, GB Cycle-Activated Road Signs

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Twenty-two solar-powered signs were installed at 16 intersections and business entrances across the city. A cycle logo and triangular warning lights on each sign activate whenever bikes pass nearby sensors. Sign locations were selected based on evaluations of sight lines and surrounding features that may impair driver awareness of cyclists. This project followed a successful pilot of the technology at Berkeley Street and Claremont Street.

Road & Traffic Management Road Safety Transportation Smart City Pilot / POC

Glasgow City Council, GB

Unitary authority in Scotland

United Kingdom

Links

Cycle Activated Signage Video – with GCC Engineering Officer. Janis Malone - YouTube

Cycle Activated Signage Video – with GCC Engineering Officer. Janis Malone

Newsworthy

Installation of Cycle-Activated Signage in Glasgow is a UK First - Glasgow City Council

Glasgow City Council has become the first local authority in the UK to install cycle-activated electronic signage on the road network.

Smart Cities World - Road travel - Glasgow installs cycle-activated signage to increase safety

Glasgow has installed cycle-activated signage, designed to reduce incidents of conflict, particularly where travel routes cross side junctions or entrances.

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