Comment 112953

By mdrejhon (registered) - website | Posted July 21, 2015 at 09:45:44 in reply to Comment 112943

We're not talking about the average one

We're talking about those hairpullers: There are crosswalks that never let people across (never goes "WALK" automatically, even during multiple green light cycles) until you press a button. And only then THIRTY seconds after, it finally shows the WALK icon.

Even Toronto's pedestrian crossings let you begin crossing almost immediately after pressing the button. And of those controlled pedestrian crossings in other cities (Even American ones), execute the yellow light cycle sooner if the automobile and pedestrian traffic is relatively light, and lets you begin crossing in about ten seconds or so (or less).

More more friendlier stoplights have crosswalks let people walk across during the green light, but there are some that keeps displaying a hand non-stop for a stopwatched 10 minutes (through over 5 stoplight cycles), until you finally press the button -- and then only then -- 30 seconds later it lets you across. Very people-unfriendly traffic signalling; highly automobile-optimized.

The type of pushbutton behavior that was described in this article is from, one of those "infernal" ones that deviate beyond the industry recommendations. They should not be the permanent norm. Even Minneapolis does better than that with their pushbutton triggering.

Comment edited by mdrejhon on 2015-07-21 09:55:05

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