The traffic light at the slip road from Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah into Jalan Perhentian stays amber even when the pedestrian traffic light turns green.

THE uncoordinated green time of a set of traffic lights along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah has pedestrians worried for their safety.

G. Ganesan, 71, said the traffic light for traffic from Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah into Jalan Perhentian was always amber even when the light was green for pedestrians to cross the road.

“Pedestrians immediately cross when the light turns green for them, and those who are not familiar with the road may not be aware that the light is always amber for the vehicles using the slip road.

“This traffic light was installed about five years ago.

“It has never been in sync with the pedestrian crossing,” he said.

About 400m away from that spot is another traffic light that only allowed about 10 seconds for pedestrians to dash across a three-lane dual carriageway.

“The green time for pedestrians to cross the road is too short, especially for senior citizens and the disabled.

“They should set it for at least 60 seconds.

“Also, if I was crossing from the side of the bank, the pedestrian traffic light is not in sync with the light on the other side of the road.

“Many times I had been caught on the divider and had to wait for the vehicles to clear before attempting to cross the remainder of the road.

“Flexible bollards at the traffic-light junction are also not effective in deterring motorcyclists from making illegal U-turns, putting us pedestrians at a greater risk of being knocked down,” he said.

Ganesan said he had lodged a number of reports with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in the last couple of years.

“Nothing has been done to the always-amber light but some technicians have attempted to tune the other traffic light to increase the pedestrian crossing time but it always reverts to default.

“I hope DBKL will upgrade the traffic lights for good at busy roads such as Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah with a new one that has a visible timer to indicate the seconds left for pedestrians to cross,” he said.