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Countdown helps. Traffic Signals in London, an amber numerical countdown display, indicating to pedestrians the time remaining to cross the road. This discourag
by bmsleight_ 9y ago
Countdown 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.