• SippyCup@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Fun fact, those are dangerous as fuck! Drivers just straight up don’t see lights that don’t regularly change.

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      4 hours ago

      I think the lights change (for cars) but the walk signals specifically don’t activate unless someone pushes the button.

      I hate those so so much.

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        4 hours ago

        Ohhh. There is one near my house that is literally only a pedestrian cross light. It’s off 90% of the time. Cars blow right through it constantly with kids in the road.

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          4 hours ago

          Yeah, we have some of those nearby me. “RRFB” rectangular rapid-flash beacon.

          Upside, people do notice them. Downside, they never quite know what to do and it’s not good enough for a 4-lane road.

          My opinion they need one-way traffic spikes activated by the buttons. That might motivate drivers to stop, and if not they get the consequences instead of a person.