Seems to be manually actuated. "When the scoop is open the j-walker simply can't get run over; and sometimes that's more than he deserves." Seems like a produ

Seems to be manually actuated. "When the scoop is open the j-walker simply can't get run over; and sometimes that's more than he deserves." Seems like a product of that weird period of history where streets used to be mainly for people, but they'd been taken over by cars and car companies were out there asserting ownership of the roads and trying to influence public attitudes by, among other things, inventing the crime of jaywalking. https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history