New traffic lights to be installed across Dublin city to target phone obsessed pedestrians
NEW traffic lights to target phone obsessed pedestrians are to be installed across the capital city as part of a new safety measure.
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The new traffic lights, which are red in colour, are on the ground instead of an a pole.
They aim to catch the attention of people who are looking down at their
The light system has already been installed in other
And having been deemed successful abroad, they are opening on a trial basis in Dublin city.
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But the lights have been dubbed "zombie lights" by some, as they take away the need to look up from your phone to the goings on around you.
A spokesperson for the council told
The Council is hoping to roll out the measure in traffic heavy parts of the city.
But they added that it's too early to determine whether or not this will be the case.
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DRIVING TIPS
Meanwhile, an Irish driving
Taking to
One example he gave of when you should be doing this is if you are far back in a line of traffic at a traffic light.
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If there's a long gap between you and the car in front of you, you should be pulling up the handbrake.
He also said that learner drivers should use the handbrake when parked on any kind of hill.
And lastly, he explained that you should always use the handbrake when the instructor has asked you to pull over and stop.
He said: "When you do pull over and stop, what they want to see is you're putting the car into neutral and you're using the handbrake.
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"And when they ask you to pull off again this is where you use your GOSHO technique - which is gear, observation, signal, handbrake and observation.
"This is the correct way to pull off from a stationary position."
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Tara Street in Dublin is the first place to see the new lights
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