8th, Feb, 2022
Pedestrians wait at closed turnstiles at a street crossing in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Wednesday.
Automatic gates have been installed at a busy crossroad in downtown Wuhan, Hubei province, to prevent pedestrians from crossing on a red light.
And if you break the rules, your face will instantly appear on a big display screen.
The gates which installed in the street is mainly swing barrier turnstile,similar as the turnstiles at the entrance & exit of community or supermarket. There are many different types for turnstiles, such as tripod turnstile, swing gate, flap barrier gate, sliding gate and full height turnstile for different usages & access controller types and the turnstile gate price are also quite different.
Swing turnstiles have been placed near a major shopping mall on Jinyitan Road as part of the city's effort to crack down on jaywalking.
Turnstiles are part of the pilot project to encourage people on foot to obey traffic rules, according to a head of the design team from Turboo Universe Technology Co., Ltd.
Synchronized with the traffic lights, the swing turnstiles close on red and open on green.
A large electronic display screen was set up behind one swing turnstile, and cameras monitor the pedestrian action. Anyone breaking the rules is photographed and shown on the display.
The swing turnstiles are still being tested, a project leader said, adding that guardrails will be built soon to prevent people from walking through the gap between the gate and curb.
If the test is effective, we will promote it in other places that have large pedestrian flows.
"We are following this pilot project to see whether it is practical,"A source at the Wuhan Traffic Administration Bureau who asked not to be named.
"To stop people from running red lights, raising people's awareness of safety and strengthening public morals is essential. Our public behavior will influence others. Ignoring traffic lights puts lives in danger, and traffic is sometimes blocked."
Post time: Feb-08-2022
