From now on, cyclists and pedestrians will get greenery more often and longer, so that they can keep a better distance from each other. The settings of 33 traffic lights in the city have been adjusted accordingly.
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In addition, loops register the number of cyclists at a traffic light. If it turns out that many cyclists are waiting, the light will turn green sooner.
As a result, they do not have to press the button as often.
Research
In doing so, the municipality is responding to the criticisms that emerged during a study into cycling experiences of Amsterdammers last year.
Although the poor road surface was the biggest annoyance of the cyclists. But they also indicated that the traffic lights turn red too quickly in their opinion.
Corona crisis
At that time, the municipality promised to do something about it. Concrete steps have now been taken to this end.
This also has to do with the corona crisis. “We are preparing for the expected increase in the number of cyclists on the street when secondary schools open again,” says the municipality.
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