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There’s a little secret at traffic lights that saves lives

30 June 2017

If you’re visually impaired, how do you cross the road safely? Buried away at traffic lights is a device that can help people do exactly that.

Sam Little, who is ed blind, unveils the hidden world of rotating cones, hidden buttons and spinning nodules.

Sam Little in front of traffic lights

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