by Jonathan SangerSeemingly most people jaywalk in the U.S., and usually with little consequence. But in China, it’s gotten lot more embarrassing.Facial recognition systems have been installed at major intersections in four Chinese cities. Here’s how it works: Once the cameras capture footage of a jaywalker, then the system projects the video on a nearby screen. From there, the person’s face is cross-referenced with a police database, with the jaywalker’s ID and address displayed on the screen. This information could even be posted to social media.As a result, jaywalking in China has already dropped significantly.The shaming technique comes during a time when road safety has become a significant issue in China. The nation has the world’s highest annual traffic fatality rate, as 260,000 people are killed each year.
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