Avinashi Road gets two more pelican signals at Hope College, Chinniyampalayam

COIMBATORE In a move to facilitate safe crossing of pedestrians, the Coimbatore City Police on Wednesday (November 11) opened two more pelican signals on the busy Avinashi Road in collaboration with two private groups. West Zone Inspector General of Police R.V. Ramya Bharathi inaugurated the new pelican signals at Hope College and Chinniyampalayam.

According to the police, PSG Group of Institutions sponsored the pelican signal at Hope College, within the jurisdiction of the Peelamedu station. Pedestrians struggle to cross the busy road at Hope College in the absence of a subway or foot over bridge. Multiple instances of pedestrians getting hit by vehicles while crossing the road had also been reported.

With a pelican signal introduced at the place, pedestrians can now press buttons provided on poles on both sides of the road to operate the red signal and bring the traffic movement to a halt. Pedestrians will be given a designated time to cross the road before the normal traffic resumes. The signal can be activated again after a gap of at least three minutes.