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Chip installed on bicycles ensures preference at traffic lights in Denmark

The Danish city of Aarhus has launched a new technology (still under test) to increase the safety of cyclists. This is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), a chip installed on bicycles that coordinates road signs to give preference to cyclists approaching crossings.

The chip is installed in the front wheel of the bike and is read by a sensor at the traffic lights equipped with this new technology. The device detects the approach of cyclists that are within 100 meters of the traffic light. The technology was tested on 200 bicycles in 2015 and is to be installed in another thousand still this year.

One of the project's creators, Louise Overgaard, said the city needed to "define a political plan to expand to other crossroads. The most important thing is that cyclists feel there is a safe space for them. "According to her, the way cyclists should cross the streets nowadays is not safe, which makes many people afraid to use the bicycle as means of transport.

That is why the project aims, in addition to protecting cyclists, to encourage more people to use the bicycle as a means of daily transportation. The system is one of the actions of the "Aarhus Cycling City" program, which has been developed since 2009 to promote sustainable mobility in the city and includes, among other measures, 56 bike rental points.

If innovation is effective, the plan is to upgrade the system to a kind of "cyclist passport". This means that those who join the new technology can receive benefits from the City Hall, as a priority at traffic lights, parking lots and other equipment.

Source: archdaily.com.br

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