Pedestrian Flashing Green Countdown Display on trial begins

Do you know how much time is left for pedestrians crossing the road when the 'Green man' light is flashing? From today (December 5) onwards you may get the answer if you are crossing at one of the 10 locations where a Pedestrian Flashing Green Countdown Display (PFGCD) system is in place under a Transport Department trial scheme.

Introducing the details of the trial scheme at a press briefing, Senior Engineer of Transport Department, Mr Li Chi-chiu said: "66 sets of PFGCD in two models have been attached to the traffic lights at 10 signalized crossings in the territory to evaluate the behaviour of pedestrians crossing the road with traffic light facilities.

When the 'Green man' light starts to flash, the PFGCD will countdown to show the remaining green time concurrently

City University of Hong Kong has been commissioned to evaluate the benefit and effectiveness of the PFGCD in reducing the risk of road crossing. An opinion survey and observations on the behavioral change of pedestrians will be conducted and analyzed during and after the trial, which will end in July 2003.

Locations of the 10 signalized crossings are as follows:

End/Thursday, December 5, 2002