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The town where I live installed one. They cost 40% more than a regular cross walk and are a waste of money. I had driven over the thing for about a month before
by isk517 7y ago
The town where I live installed one. They cost 40% more than a regular cross walk and are a waste of money. I had driven over the thing for about a month before I realized that it was the '3D' crosswalk and not just a poorly painted crosswalk.
- dhimes 7y agoThere's an exhibit in Langkawi that is all about this 3-D art. When I was walking through it I didn't notice anything special. But I was recording with my GoPro, and in going over the video I noticed that the images were strikingly 3-D. So I think these things are great for a single-pupil/lens observer, but having two eyes makes the effect less spectacular. In other words, they photograph well but aren't that dramatic IRL.
- scohesc 7y agoYeah, seems like rubber wheels rubbing the paint off within a weeks use would kill the illusion pretty quickly.
- close04 7y agoIn the video from the article it looks pretty realistic from a relatively high vantage point (drone several meter high) but from the regular driving position it's still pretty flat and at best confusing. Is this the case when seeing it live?
- isk517 7y agoPretty much. When it was brand new it looked like someone had painted over a old cross walk with two different shades of black paint. After a few weeks it got dirty and worn down from tires and now nobody with assume it is a 3D image at this point.