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It's often better for pedestrians when there's a button. Because the light usually changes pretty quickly after pressing the button. Otherwise you'd have to wai
by bonoboTP 10y ago
It's often better for pedestrians when there's a button. Because the light usually changes pretty quickly after pressing the button. Otherwise you'd have to wait until the timer switches the lights.
It's usually used for pedestrian crossings where pedestrians are rather rare.
- nxzero 10y agoPlacebo Walk Buttons: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_button#Walk_buttons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_button#Walk_buttons (My point is that just like for cars, there should be sensors for walkers, not buttons.)
- bonoboTP 10y agoSometimes people stand at intersections and just chat and don't want to cross. And in Germany and Hungary where I used such buttons, they are definitely not placebo, because the switch comes quickly and when you forget to press it it does not switch.