03-04-2017, 04:26 PM
(03-04-2017, 09:40 AM)kitborn Wrote:(03-03-2017, 02:41 PM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: The safety concern is valid. Those lights are very much at pedestrian height and location. In Downtown on Charles, I've had to do double-takes now because of the colour and location. Some people might look quickly and see white light and think they can cross, when in fact it is just the LRT signal and not the walk signal that is providing the white light. For people with less-than-perfect vision, this can become even more of a concern.
Another side note: holy moly are those signals bright. If you're within their primary light angle, they are painful to look at. If you're a pedestrian, the white light from these will definitely be more powerful and noticeable than white light from the pedestrian walk signal.
Car drivers have figured out the white diagonal bar at Highland Hills mall for exiting buses only, very quickly.
However in Cambridge...