Chinese city’s idea to deter jaywalkers – spray them with water
Scheme undergoing trial in Daye in Hubei province, newspaper reports
A city in central China is testing a scheme to spray jaywalkers with water if they try to cross the road on a red light, according to a newspaper report.
The system in Daye in Hubei province is also fitted with facial recognition technology so offenders can be identified and publicly named and shamed, The Beijing News reported.
Short bollards have been set up at a pedestrian crossing with sensors fitted, which detect if somebody crosses the road before the light turns green.
Offenders are sprayed with water and a recorded message sounds saying, “please do not cross the street, crossing is dangerous”, according to the article.
The city government has spent 1.3 million yuan (US$207,000) on developing the system and plans to install the bollards at major intersections across the city.