This is similar to why I - as a pedestrian - think many crosswalk designs are dangerous. The trend seems to be to place a crosswalk parallel to Large Road X wel

This is similar to why I - as a pedestrian - think many crosswalk designs are dangerous. The trend seems to be to place a crosswalk parallel to Large Road X well around the corner (10+ feet) along Smaller Road Y. Besides the fact that it adds burdens for disabled people who have to travel further to use the crosswalk, it reduces visibility and hence increases danger. A group of runners were almost run over at such a crosswalk near my town's high school last month. I don't know how anyone can seriously think these are a good idea. Mostly they just seem easier, using slightly less material and requiring slightly less work during construction. They should be banned.