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This has been done in Singapore for years. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10108869359209909&set=a.698263527199.2476357.6803277&type=3&theater https://

• netvarun 9y ago
  Singaporean here. Wow, I've never seen nor heard about this before! Thanks for sharing. Did some digging in on our local newspaper: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-locations-for-scheme-that-gives-elderly-extra-time-to-cross-the-road http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-locations-for-sch... Looks like the proof of concept was started way back in 2009!
• agrahul 9y ago
  I was curious how long it's been around, and did some digging. It seems to have been launched in 2009[1] and greatly expanded between 2011 and 2013[2]. [1] https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3afz2r6kt67606vuscj0akd890h806x0zmb0y1ntv2vokwha7n https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3afz2r6kt6... [2] https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/default.aspx?scr=yes&keyword=Green%20Man%20Plus%20(GMP) https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/default.aspx?scr=yes&keywor...