France has many traffic lights and their purpose is to make traffic flow more smoothly, but not only that.

A little-known function of the traffic light

In fact, they are used to it to optimize the movement of vehicles, in order to limit congestion and road congestion. But that’s not all, as they are also used to allow pedestrians to cross the road when they need to. And contrary to what you might think, they’re not just for sighted people. Indeed, in recent years, an inconspicuous but essential innovation has appeared on the masts of traffic lights for pedestrians: sound lights. These revolutionary devices allow blind or visually impaired people to cross the street safely by converting light signals into sound signals. Imagine standing on the side of a busy street and not seeing the traffic light change. THE sound lights here to help you. When the “pedestrian” figure changes color from red to green (or vice versa), an audible signal sounds to alert blind or visually impaired people of the appropriate time to cross. These lights are a concrete example of technology that serves accessibility.

Practical and innovative traffic lights

But how does it work? It’s actually quite simple. And it is not for nothing that the electronic card connected to the radio receiver allows you to start a sound signal, broadcast through the loudspeaker. This device can be integrated directly into the illuminated “pedestrian” figure or attached to the outer box on the traffic light mast. In France, EO GUIDAGE has taken the next step in terms of accessibility. She envisioned a system even more adapted to the needs of visually impaired people. This is a sound light controlled remotely with a remote control. No more time-consuming searches for the button right at the traffic lights! From now on, the latter announces the name of the street and the color of the light by itself thanks to this ingenious remote control. So when a traffic light shows a “pedestrian” in red, it clearly says “Pedestrian is red” followed by the name of the street. Then, when it is possible to cross, it emits a continuous bell sound, indicating to pedestrians that they can cross safely.

A smart system that guarantees optimal safety for everyone!