(11-08-2018, 12:55 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: You mean pedestrians follow the logical behaviour, and the behaviour codified into law in every single jurisdiction that has updated their pedestrian signal laws in the last 20 years since the countdown timer was widely introduced? Crazy!
No, they mean that pedestrians almost always basically completely ignore the signals - going before they turn to walk (especially annoying for those turning left on an advance) or starting to cross even when it's counted down past zero.
I love the idea of a scramble as a pedestrian. I also love the idea of a scramble as a driver.
Sidebar: What can be done to improve pedestrian behavior when queuing at crosswalks? Take University on the Laurel Trail, for example. Throngs of pedestrians pile up, just taking up the full width (instead of taking up 50% and keeping to the right). This makes an absolute mess for those trying to cross, when everyone crashes in the middle.