Pedestrians should get green light on traffic signal prioritisation
UNSW Why the car shouldn’t always be king when it comes to traffic light sequences. Whether you’re driving behind the wheel, cycling on a bike or a pedestrian at a junction waiting to cross, it may feel like traffic lights are never working in your favour. Transport expert, Professor Vinayak Dixit from UNSW School of Civil and Environment Engineering, says while traffic signals prioritise pedestrian safety, there is still a lack of understanding about the exact ways they move around and use junctions with traffic signals. “If we look at the history of the road network, they were origina...