The intersection of Westchester Ave. and Southern Boulevard in Morrisania is one of the busiest in the Bronx. A transportation hub, shopping strip, and multiple lanes of traffic make it a challenge for pedestrians.

"It's very dangerous, the cars don't stop, they don't wait for the light," one woman said. "You have to look like 10 different ways before you cross the street, and then you still don't get the light.

Bronx City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. says such intersections pose a special risk to the blind or visually impaired. He's introducing legislation that would require the city to replace conventional traffic signals with so-called accessible pedestrian signals that provide special cues to people without normal eyesight. One example is a signal at East 163rd St. and Rogers Ave. that actually tells pedestrians to wait when it's not safe to cross the street and makes chirping sounds when they are in the clear.

"3rd Ave., Fordham Road, the main places where buses and stuff run, and the kids are crossing — already, there are many accidents," one woman said. "I think with the signal light, it would help pedestrians who can't see and can't hear."

Vehicles killed 107 pedestrians in the city last year last year. Mayor Bill de Blasio has set a goal of eliminating all such deaths through his "Vision Zero" plan.

"This should be a part of the 'Vision Zero,' implementation" Salamanca Jr. said. "What better way to improve pedestrian safety than to help out those that are the most vulnerable?"

Advocates filed a class-action suit this year, accusing the city of violating the rights of the visually impaired by not installing more of the special traffic signals. There are over 13,000 New York City intersections with traffic signals, but only 337 of them are pedestrian-accessible.

The city transportation department tells NY1 that it is installing 150 of the new signals each year, guided by a ranking system to determine where they are most needed.

"It won't solve everything, but it will get some things done," one man said.

Some large cities like Seattle and Los Angeles have policies that require accessible pedestrian signals to be installed when new signals are put up or when old signals are replaced.