It will detect bicycle users approaching an intersection.
“The City is currently testing a pilot project involving a detection system on Østerbrogade. It was decided on, and implemented by, the city's Department of Traffic. A string of green lights embedded in the bike path - the ‘Green Wave' - flashes on, helping cyclists avoid red traffic lights. Green waves for cyclists were established in three streets: Nørrebrogade (the location for a pilot from 2004), Østerbrogade and Farimagsgade. The lights reverse in the afternoon to send people home on a simple, tech-based tailwind.” The principle is simple: “at a speed of 20 km/h, cyclists during rush hour can surf a wave of green lights through the city without putting a foot down.” “On most major arteries leading into the city centre, the traffic lights are coordinated to allow continuous flow of traffic, allowing cyclists to flow into the city in the morning rush hour. “The ‘green wave' for cyclists was one of the greatest ideas to come out of the brainstorm started by former actor Klaus Bondam when he was elected on to the city council.” He was leader of the Technical and Environmental Administration, the unit responsible for Copenhagen's traffic policy.īefore 2004, traffic lights were coordinated in favour of cars, but the idea was to adjust them to make cycling easier and quicker.
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