The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is displaying the Smart Pedestrian Signal in Gitex 2017 as part of endeavours to keep abreast of the Smart City initiative of the Dubai Government. The technology aims to ensure a safe crossing for pedestrians through carefully planned moves to install the signal in a host of selected locations of similar nature.

Eng. Maitha bin Adai, CEO of Traffic & Roads Agency, said, “The smart pedestrian signal has a smart operation system triggered by sensors connected to a ground optical system synchronised with the operation of the signal. It reads pedestrians’ traffic on the pavement (before crossing) and the pedestrian path (while crossing). It automatically adjusts the remaining signal time according to that reading to ensure a safe and smooth crossing of the largest possible number of pedestrians.”