Comment 83485

By seancb (registered) - website | Posted December 05, 2012 at 12:39:25 in reply to Comment 83471

A huge advantage to these is that as soon as the crosswalk is cleared, the cars can continue to move, and if someone presses it "As a joke", no one needs to stop. With a full pedestrian activated stoplight, the cars have to wait until the full signal changes to cross. And if a pedestrian hits the button, and then crosses before his signal turns green (maybe thre was a gap), then the light will still change even when the pedestrian is long gone, and then cars are stopping for nothing.

The Toronto style pedestrian lights serve everyone most efficiently. Pedestrians get instant gratification, plus their path is lit up where they walk. Motorists only have to stop for as long as it takes the person to cross rather than for a full signal.

We need to fight for the adoption of these here. Are they in the highway traffic act? If so then what's the problem?

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