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Originally Posted by Fuzz
A few months ago I saw pedestrians on 3 corners all looking to cross E-W. You need to hit the button on this one. Not one person pressed it of the 8 or so people waiting. So the E-W went green, but they didn't get a walk sign. They all just waited for the light to change back to red. One guy with a low hoodie, giant can headphones, and phone in his hand, once the light went red decided that was his moment to cross. If not for the slow acceleration of the school bus and attentive driver, he would have been road paste because the vehicle right of the bus was hauling, and the bus stopping was the only thing that had the guy look up.
Drivers, pedestrians...all dumb. I think I see far more people driving while using phones than 5 years ago.
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My walk from my office to my car is over one of these intersections. Hitting the button is about 50/50 whether or not it will work - i've contacted the city a couple times asking to replace it. So now i say #### it and just walk.
I've had people honk at me but i don't care.
I do not understand why any intersection walk signs should be push buttons only