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I'm sure there's some sort of logic to how these are set up, but I've seen many that have long "countdown" phases even for a very short crossing. It's relativel

I'm sure there's some sort of logic to how these are set up, but I've seen many that have long "countdown" phases even for a very short crossing. It's relatively rare to see a pedestrian light that will stay white for more than a couple seconds. Realistically pedestrians are making a judgment call on whether the seconds remaining seem like enough to let them cross, rather than obeying the flashing-red indication to not start crossing.

rahimnathwani 4y ago
"I'm sure there's some sort of logic to how these are set up" Yeah I think the logic is: 1. Maximize car throughput. 2. A pedestrian is entitled to cross only if they were waiting when the light changed to 'walk', and not if they arrived when other pedestrians were already walking.