A joint venture between the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, Sydney City Council and Traffic Tech has resulted in the first Ezyloops Bicycle Switch Pads(BSP) being installed in the Sydney CBD.
Jim Morris, MD of Traffic Tech and inventor of the switch pad, was also involved in the installation and says: "These pads detect bicycles at intersections. Sydney is a city with an enormous number of couriers on bikes and an increasing number of commuter cyclists. Cyclists are more likely to obey the signals if they can be sure that they have been detected waiting at the stop line, making it safer for all of us."
The new bike pad has only been in operation for a few short weeks, with the RTA being happy with the joint venture, as all has gone smoothly with the installation and operation.
Engineers from the Sydney council have been very impressed with the ease of installing the bicycle switch pads and early testing shows great promise for the future of this product on Sydney cycle ways.
The way the bicycle switch pad works is so simple, yet so effective. A cyclist wanting to cross an intersection rides onto the pad, which detects the bike and communicates with the traffic lights to give the cyclist their own 'green light' to cross.
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