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A Spanish firm, Tandem Joint Innovation has teamed up with the country's CETEMMSA technology centre to develop an innovative crossing safety system for visually impaired pedestrians. Called Vibraile, this system is said to provide safety at crossroads where acoustic signals are not feasible
February 15, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A Spanish firm, Tandem Joint Innovation has teamed up with the country's 1320 CETEMMSA technology centre to develop an innovative crossing safety system for visually impaired pedestrians. Called Vibraile, this system is said to provide safety at crossroads where acoustic signals are not feasible. The device can be attached to traffic lights and vibrates to let pedestrians know when it is safe to cross. This interactive tactile device vibrates when visually impaired people put their hand on it and the traffic lights turn green. The unit tells users that it is safe to cross and can be installed without the need for alterations to the traffic lights. Simple and reliable, the product is now being installed as a pilot project in several trial locations in key Spanish cities including capital Madrid and Barcelona.

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