TraxEyes, a UK invention, is lighting the way ahead for councils to use totally green technology to save massive amounts on the cost of street lighting, while substantially improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

Currently being deployed by Bristol City Council, the product is a revolutionary green glowing stud to light pedestrian and cycle pathways. The device, which costs less than £4 each, glows brightly for 12 hours after just eight minutes of daylight and is guaranteed for five years operation.

Importantly, no wiring, electricity or batteries are required and installation is quick and simple.

The inventor, Grant Taylor points out, you can’t get lower than zero running costs for pedestrian lighting, which is why several cash-strapped UK councils, whose street lighting bills run to millions, are urgently testing his company’s TraxEyes Safety Illumination system.

Bristol city’s installation is typical of the contribution product can make to council’s enormous electricity bills, according to Grant Taylor. It costs from £36 to £90 a year to run just one street light as opposed to zero running cost of Traxeye.

For a pedestrian route through the St. Werburgh area of Bristol city, the council has opted to try product for one of the first infrastructure schemes of the Cycling Demonstration City Project to be constructed in an environmentally sensitive area