Vision Zero a Program to Make the Crosswalks Safer for People with Special Conditions by Using RFID Technology
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Authors
Ghafari, Raman
Issue Date
2018-03-23
Type
Other
Language
en_US
Keywords
Children , Disability , Pedestrians , Radio-frequency identification (RFID) , Senior citizens , Traffic control
Alternative Title
Abstract
Based on reliable reports people are killed crossing the street 16 times more than natural disasters. Each year 4,500 pedestrians are killed and another 68,000 are injured in the United States just because didn't have enough time crossing the street, and drivers didn't notice them. The victims disproportionately are children, disabled people, and seniors. Vision Zero prime objective is to reduce crossing pedestrian's deaths to optimal zero.