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  • German city designs traffic lights for oblivious pedestrians

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    Andrew Dalton
    Andrew Dalton
    04.26.2016

    The German city of Augsburg has taken a novel approach to dealing with pedestrians too buried in their smartphone screens to notice traffic signals. By embedding flashing red LEDs in the sidewalks at busy pedestrian crossings, the city has moved those signals right into their line of sight.