Paris is set to promote green travel bike traffic lights

According to Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" reported on July 10 in Paris, in order to solve the air pollution problem in recent years, is committed to promoting bicycle travel, to facilitate people to use bicycle road, it was decided by the end of July, in part crossroads install and set specifically for bicycle traffic lights, traffic lights, even when the red car, a bicycle can still turn right or continue straight.

Authorities say about the practice as early as three years ago, it has proven to help reduce the bike hit chance, and that it will not increase the risk of road.

Reported that the authorities will be the end of July to the end of September, under the part of the installation of traffic lights at the crossroads of bike traffic lights, bike rider who just driving according to traffic lights, do not need to bother automobile traffic lights are red, but if the road no bike lights, bike who still must comply with the general directions of traffic lights.

Paris authorities also said they been tested and found to the bike in the road have more degrees of freedom can be reduced with the car collided opportunities, including the driver's blind spot due to lead to an accident.