Green light for GiveMeGreen!

First published at ITS America - June 5, 2019

Sensys Networks says it has introduced a new way to actuate traffic signals for cycling and scooting citizens – the GiveMeGreen! smartphone app.

The free GiveMeGreen! app automatically detects bicycle and scooter riders up to 300 feet in advance of the intersection, meaning they have no need to veer off their path to push pedestrian crossing buttons to get a green light.

Amine Haoui, chief executive of Sensys Networks, said that GiveMeGreen! is already at use in Santa Clarita, California. It is leveraging Sensys Networks’ Infrastructure to Everything (I2X) platform to increase safety for cyclists and people on scooters while at the same time improving travel for all modes of traffic.

Local highways agencies can define detection zones and use existing signal phases or design special timings to take advantage of this new detection input. Optional visual cues enabled by the service include signal phase state or a countdown timer within the app, third-party bicycle crossing lights at the intersection for cyclists, or bicycle presence warnings for turning motorists.

“GiveMeGreen! not only improves safety, but improves the ride experience for Santa Clarita’s legions of bicyclists with automatic and reliable advance detection,” said Cesar Romo, chief traffic signal system administrator for Santa Clarita.

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