Orange light added to pedestrian traffic lights in France

According to the France Info news, the traffic lights in the cities of Metz, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Strasbourg, Toulouse and Versailles are placed in orange because pedestrians do not like to stop at red lights.

With the application, which is in the testing phase in these cities, it is intended that pedestrians comply with traffic regulations by turning on the orange lamp on the human silhouette before the red one.

The city of Versailles announced that it would withdraw from the request, in which the corresponding decree was published in the Official Gazette on April 21, considering that it would be costly. The Road Accident Prevention Association responsible for the project condemned the decision to withdraw.

A recent opinion poll showed that French pedestrians do not like to stop at red lights and that 40 percent of pedestrian crashes result in death. (AA)