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From my observation, this is how they always worked in Australia (or used to work pre-pandemic). Automatic during the day, and manual at night. This allows les
by rbut 4y ago
From my observation, this is how they always worked in Australia (or used to work pre-pandemic). Automatic during the day, and manual at night.
This allows less stops for cars at night. At night on high traffic roads the lights stay green until someone presses the walk button, or a car arrives at an intersection.
Your best bet is to get into the habbit of always hitting the button. If you're worried about virus transmission, then use your elbow.
- jhugo 4y ago> This allows less stops for cars at night. Which is better for the environment, and for the sleep of residents adjacent to the road. From that perspective, it seems like madness to suggest that cars should be forced to stop and idle repeatedly during the night on the offchance that a pedestrian might be waiting to cross. A pedestrian idling for a few minutes (assuming they require the guidance of the "green man" and are unable to assess the safety of crossing themselves) has much lower impact.