Scoot Across the Crossings.

London is to trail a new Intelligent pedestrian crossing Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique (SCOOT).

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The new system counts the number of people inside a virtual box on the crossing using a CCTV camera. The time of the light change is then altered with the number of people crossing the road. If the push to cross button is activated and the person then walks off or cross before the lights turn, the wait signal is then cancelled.

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