Sustainable urban transport, with a focus on pedestrian safety

How the SafeXOne system works?

The pillars of SafeXOne are the 2-2 posts placed at the four corners of the pedestrian crossing, on the opposite sidewalks. Motion detection sensors mounted in the posts on either side of the crosswalk in the waiting area detect when a pedestrian is about to cross the designated crossing. The system is effective at detecting false alarms, so that it only switches on when a pedestrian arrives and crosses the crosswalk, ensuring that drivers take the system's signals seriously.

As part of the active mode, amber flashers mounted at eye level on the side of the posts, with focused brightness adapted to the external lighting conditions, are also activated and can alert drivers to a reduced or distracted hazard from a distance of up to 150 m. However, they are barely visible from the side, so they do not disturb the surroundings. In night mode, amber flashers operate at reduced intensity to avoid dazzling.

At twilight, during the night-evening period (customisable as to when), the secondary protection system, a laser footlight option mounted at the base of the columns, is activated, emitting light to create a laser plane over the roadway. This light is basically invisible, but when the pedestrian steps off, the light will then streak across the pedestrian's foot, further highlighting the pedestrian's movement and making the pedestrian's movement visible. This proprietary protection system provides additional information about the pedestrian's position, speed and direction, making the system even safer and more efficient. This operating scheme ensures that drivers do not become habituated to SafeXOne's signals, effectively helping to prevent traffic accidents caused by habitual driving. Drivers are able to detect the unusual and highly visible light effect from a safe distance, enabling them to prepare and stop in time for the crosswalk. This can reduce the number of accidents to zero at crosswalks protected by our SafeXOne system.

Pedestrians also feel safer knowing that they are more visible to motorists at crossings protected by SafeXOne.

If there is no possibility to connect the system to the grid near the pedestrian crossing to be protected, the system can be powered by solar panels. Solar panels can be used to keep the system operational during cloudy periods of up to 2 weeks.

If required, it is possible to illuminate the pedestrian crossing from above with an additional LED light source. In this way, the waiting area on either side of the crosswalk can be clearly visible while pedestrians are crossing the road.

SafeXOne is a truly intelligent traffic safety system. As an IoT device, it can record crossing events and the status of the posts (how much power is in the batteries, if there is a problem, e.g. if a post has fallen over). This information is sent to the control centre via wireless communication (3G/4G). This data is also available to the system operators via any smart device.

An additional advantage of solar power and wireless communication is that the SafeXOne system can be freely relocated at any time, or even during events, celebrations, parades, etc., when a municipality has to cope with an increased number of cars and pedestrians compared to normal everyday traffic, where increased security is required. For these events, the SafeXOne system can be a means of enhanced security.