Genius. And a prime example of the internet doing something worthwhile for a change. That sums up a new initiative in Nanjing which somewhat successfully addresses the problem of blind spots behind large vehicles for others as they approach traffic lights.
天才。这是互联网做出一些有价值的改变的典型例子。这总结了南京的一项新举措，该举措在一定程度上成功地解决了大型车辆接近红绿灯时对其后方的盲点问题。
Yesterday, 3 August, saw the back of a bus serving Nanjing’s Jiangxin Zhou hit the headlines. Not literally, or for its advertising, but for its LED display of the timing information for traffic lights at the intersection ahead.
昨天，8月3日，南京周江鑫的一辆公交车的尾部新闻登上了各大媒体的头条。不是字面上的意思，也不是为了它的广告，而是因为它的 LED 显示屏可以显示前方十字路口交通灯的计时信息。
It’s a common problem for drivers. The vehicle ahead, be it a bus or a high-sided truck, obscures the view of traffic lights for drivers behind it. The fact these vehicles are also long in nature also therefore makes mistakenly running a red light a common occurrence.
对于司机来说这是一个常见问题。前方的车辆，无论是公共汽车还是高边卡车，都会遮挡后面司机的交通灯视线。由于这些车辆本身较长，因此误闯红灯的情况也很常见。
So that’s a big thumbs up to the initiative being trialled on Nanjing’s bus #486.
这是对在南京 486 路公交车上试用的举措的高度赞扬。
It works thanks to a black box, about the size of a human palm and situated facing forward on the bus dashboard. The box interacts with the traffic lights ahead to then project onto the LED screens on the bus’ rear windshield the timing of lights directly ahead.
它的工作原理是通过一个黑匣子来实现的，这个黑匣子大约有一个人的手掌那么大，并且面向前方位于公交车仪表板上。该盒子与前方的交通灯互动，然后将前方交通灯的时间投射到公交车后挡风玻璃上的 LED 屏幕上。
As per the accompanying photograph, the LEDs show there are 38 seconds remaining on the red light ahead for straight on, while just 11 seconds of green light remain for vehicles turning left.
根据附图，LED 显示直行车辆前方红灯还剩 38 秒，而左转车辆绿灯仅剩 11 秒。
The Yangtze Evening News report of the trial quickly went viral, with many readers immediately liking and reposting it. Some praised the initiative as, “Great; worthy of national promotion”.
扬子晚报对该试验的报道迅速走红，许多读者立即点赞并转发。有人称赞这一举措“很棒，值得全国推广”。
Oddly though, the driver of the bus himself was oblivious to the fame of the vehicle in his care. “Two waves of people came to take pictures this morning”, he said. “To be honest, I only found out after watching an online video yesterday. Now our bus route is an internet celebrity.”
但奇怪的是，公交车司机本人却没有注意到他所照顾的这辆车的名气。 “今天早上有两波人来拍照”，他说。 “说实话，我是昨天看了一个网络视频才知道的，现在我们的公交线路已经是网红了。”
Despite all the advantages of the initiative, Nanjing Police still wish to caution drivers to pay attention to maintaining distance between vehicles and the speed of those ahead, especially when passing an intersection. Do not follow a vehicle too closely. If a large vehicle brakes suddenly, the prediction capability of the driver behind is likely to be insufficient and a rear-end collision the result.
尽管该举措有诸多优点，但南京警方仍提醒驾驶员注意保持车距和前车车速，尤其是在通过路口时。不要太靠近车辆。如果大型车辆突然刹车，后面驾驶员的预测能力很可能不足，从而导致追尾事故。
