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From automated crosswalks to slow-streets banning vehicles, urban residents suddenly saw their streets turned into safer, public spaces overnight.

The two-lane road with slim shoulders was shuttered for months at a time during the pandemic lull, reopening this spring with stone sidewalks, raised crosswalks, curbside parking and a roundabout on each side of town.

Prince William County police said he was not in a crosswalk.

It’s designed to audibly alert wearers when they’re approaching possibly hazardous situations like crosswalks or strangers.

The spatial camera, built by the computer vision company Luxonis, can read signs, detect crosswalks and see coming changes in elevation.

One of those incidents came last December, when a driver for the company fatally struck 6-year-old Sofia Liu in a crosswalk.

Agnes tripped over the crosswalk and purchased the little bag of peppermints.