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| Dave Feickert, a coal mine safety adviser to China's State Administration of Work Safety |
"It doesn't annoy me if drivers run red lights, but I am concerned about the safety of pedestrians who do this. I know quite a few people have been killed or injured in this way.
I think pedestrians in China just don't want to wait, and, anyway, even when the light is green for crossing, cars turning right and left just ignore pedestrians. In addition to a fine for pedestrians, there should be a rule that drivers must give way when the crossing signal is illuminated.
In New Zealand, most people respect the pedestrian lights, but traffic must also give way when they are illuminated. At some crossroads, all traffic is stopped and pedestrians can cross directly or diagonally.
If a proper system is not put in place, pedestrians will cross the roads at other places, away from the lights. In some cities in China, there are too few places for people, especially schoolchildren, to cross busy roads. Special measures should be made for children on their way to school."
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