SmartCone Road Safety Technology

Описание: Safer Roads Ottawa and the Ottawa Police Service have launched a new cyclist detection system on the O’Connor bike lanes at the corner of Waverley.

Safer Roads Ottawa engaged with SmartCone Technologies Incorporated, a local start-up company in Stittsville, to implement their innovative prototype sensor technology on O’Connor Street.

How does it work:
• The cameras capture the motion of the cyclists approaching the intersection
• The information is sent to a computer stored in a protected casing on each hydro pole
• The computer then sends a radio signal to each of the LED lights
• LED lights flash as an alert to motorists.

The goal is for the SmartCone system to accurately detect cyclists approaching the un-signalized intersection of Waverley and O’Connor and to trigger a series of nine individual LED lights located on both sides of the intersection. This makes the bike lanes safer for cyclists and warns motorists that cyclists are approaching.

The system provides an additional level of warning to drivers turning left from O’Connor onto Waverley or who were proceeding from the west side of Waverley across O’Connor.