Bangalore: It is a well-known fact that the first hour immediately following a road accident, otherwise known as the \'golden hour\', is crucial to determining the chances of survival of victims. Bengaluru traffic often prevents ambulances carrying critical patients from reaching hospitals on time. But now there is some hope, as the city traffic police have come up with an \'Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption System\' which works on the basis of synchronising traffic lights at junctions with devices carried aboard ambulances to help transport victims to hospitals without delay.
When the ambulance is close to a traffic signal, the device ensures the lights turn green to allow the ambulance to go through. |
