Yes, these kind of "paint the street" solutions give pedestrians a false sense of safety. Sure most cars pay attention but that actually makes things more dang

Yes, these kind of "paint the street" solutions give pedestrians a false sense of safety. Sure most cars pay attention but that actually makes things more dangerous as you start to let your guard down when walking and think of that painted bulb as safe. Then you nearly get clipped by a driver that simply ignores or is oblivious to the painted bulb. If you really care about pedestrian safety, give pedestrians the entire intersection. All red so pedestrians can confirm cars are stopped, then they proceed across or diagonally through the intersection. Aka the pedestrian scramble. It's quite rare in the US.