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From an UK perspective, their crossing are way to wide. If you have a shorter crossing, the crossing is less of a factor, (also shorter total cycle times). The
by bmsleight_ 9y ago
From an UK perspective, their crossing are way to wide. If you have a shorter crossing, the crossing is less of a factor, (also shorter total cycle times).
The problem, is that you holding up all the other traffic for one pedestrians. Get the crossing length correct, have the elderly person cross at the start of the green then the time is sufficient.
Also changing the timing as one junction intermittently makes the coordination between set of traffic signals harder and can be big disbelief.
Notwithstanding, the wide junctions allow more space for cyclists.
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- devindotcom 9y agoConsiderably easier to do this than rebuild the cities with narrower streets, though. If only you could do cement with a responsive layout...
- bmsleight_ 9y agoYou can split the crossing, so that the pedestrian does not have to cross the Northbound and Southbound at the same time.
- sergers 9y agoWe have that here but not everywhere. There is a stop at the median (which would require median) for 4+ lanes. U have to push the button again in the middle. Also have some that activate the whole crosswalk, but u can stop at middle of u think u don't have enough time, can push button for the remainder of trip What I hate more than slow people, fast people and people on bicycles. I cringe each time someone decides to run across when everyone is already focused on the people already walking at normal pace to exit the crosswalk. Super dangerous. I have clipped a guy on a bicycle(just bumped rear tire, hardly any damage and cyclist was fine), and almost hit 2 kids and adult ( all different instances)
- bmsleight_ 9y agoCountdown helps. Traffic Signals in London, an amber numerical countdown display, indicating to pedestrians the time remaining to cross the road. This discourages pedestrians and cyclists to start to cross.
- vkou 9y agoUnfortunately, it also encourages drivers to gun it when there's only a few seconds left on the countdown ("I still have seconds to get through the intersection!") - which increases the number of cars running red lights.
- oakesm9 9y agoThe countdown is only shown when the pedestrian crossing is on green. Drivers don't get a countdown on their green signal. Most also have a plastic shield around the countdown so you can't see it from where the driver is sitting to avoid people preempting the signal change.
- vkou 9y agoThis works on crosswalk-style crossings, but not on 4-way intersections.
- bmsleight_ 9y agoIncorrect, It is used in London on thousands of junctions, hundred of 4-way intersections.
- 7952 9y agoIdeally you would just have a zebra crossing. Making pedestrians wait is a pretty terrible solution.
- bmsleight_ 9y agoZebra or horrible in terms of accident statistics. (Roughly an extra 2-3 serious per year more than traffic lights) Multiple Zebras crossing/Junctions can not be co-ordinated for either pedestrians or traffic. There are only a very few situations were Zebras are better. Also drivers can get very aggressive with a slow moving pedestrian at a Zebra. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_crossing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_crossing
- cakedoggie 9y agoExactly, just rebuild the entire city.
- Symbiote 9y agoOur neighbours on the continent don't always prioritise motor traffic above everything else. Making people on foot wait twice to cross a road is very car-centric.