Cyclists in Aarhus, Denmark could soon be passing through traffic lights without having to slow down. A trial is taking place in the city which sees RFID tags being attached to bike wheels.

When a cyclist approaches an intersection, the RFID tag is detected by a scanner which sends a signal to stop any oncoming motorised traffic. It also turns the traffic light from red to green for the cyclist. About 200 tags have been tested in the city in the past year, although currently, just one intersection has the system.

Louise Overgaard, who works on the project, spoke to Tech Insider. “We need to decide on a political level to expand to other junctions,” Overgaard says. “The most important thing is that cyclists feel there is a safe space for them.”

If the trial is successful, the city may invest in 1,000 more tags and install the systems in additional neighbourhoods.

The trial in Aarhus is part of a larger project from the European Commission, called “Radical,” with four other cities also involved – Athens, Greece, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Genoa, Italy, and Cantabria, Spain.

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