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Beijing News (Reporter Liu Siwei) Recently, a traffic light on the winding mountain road near the Heimaogou Grand Canyon in the South Taihang Mountains has sparked heated discussions among netizens because there is no intersection at the location where it is set. On the morning of August 12, a Beijing News reporter learned from the command center of the traffic police brigade of the Lingchuan County Public Security Bureau in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, where the traffic light was set, that the traffic light was set at a bend in the mountains, where oncoming vehicles could not be seen, and there was a one-way street after the traffic light. The traffic lights were set at both ends of the one-way street, taking into account the local geographical environment and traffic congestion, and after public disclosure, they met the standards.

The traffic light installed at the bend of the winding mountain road near the Heimaogou Grand Canyon has caused heated discussion because there is no intersection at the location. Image source: video screenshot

On August 6, Wu Yang and his group from Pingdingshan, Henan, were driving to visit the Southern Taihang Mountains. Passing by a winding mountain road near the Heimaogou Grand Canyon, they discovered a traffic light on the road. This is a two-way lane. At the time, the red light was on. There were few vehicles on the left, and a series of vehicles on the right lined up to park and wait to pass. Wu Yang found it very strange, "I have never encountered a traffic light on a winding mountain road before." He shot a video and posted it on a short video platform, which sparked controversy among netizens. Some people doubted the rationality of setting up a traffic light here.

A reporter from the Beijing News called the command center of the Traffic Police Brigade of the Lingchuan County Public Security Bureau in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, where the traffic light was set up. The staff said that the traffic light is located at a bend in the mountains, where oncoming vehicles cannot be seen. After the traffic light is a one-way street. The setting of the traffic light there takes into account the local geographical environment and traffic congestion, allowing oncoming vehicles to alternate through the one-way street and avoid congestion.

Wu Yang confirmed this statement to the Beijing News reporter. He said that after passing the traffic light in the video, there is a one-way road about 50 meters long in front, which is only wide enough for one motor vehicle and one pedestrian to pass through, and two cars cannot pass side by side. There is also a traffic light in front of the one-way road, where oncoming vehicles are queuing up. Under the guidance of the traffic light, vehicles from both directions alternately pass through the one-way road in the middle. "It is necessary to set up traffic lights on this section of the road, otherwise it will cause large-scale congestion." Wu Yang said.

Editor: Gan Hao

Proofread by Zhao Lin