Yes, but the risk of being killed or not wanting to get honked at eventually makes pedestrians abide by the crosswalk signs on average, even if they jump into t

Yes, but the risk of being killed or not wanting to get honked at eventually makes pedestrians abide by the crosswalk signs on average, even if they jump into the crosswalk early and linger in it too late. Knowing there is no risk of a deranged or distracted driver hitting pedestrians will make them even more aggressive. People are underestimating how impatient a bunch of midtown commuters will be when they know theres nothing preventing them from continuing their multi block walk completely uninhibited by traffic signals.