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Likely Jan Lukas<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@meganL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>meganL</span></a></span> </p><p>And that <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BegButton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BegButton</span></a> for the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PedestrianCrossing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PedestrianCrossing</span></a>? Even in the most perfect non-<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winter</span></a> conditions, it favours vehicular traffic so much that I am often NOT QUITE all the way to the curb on the other side.</p><p>Again, busy 4-lane feeder road with plenty of roaring traffic. 🙄😡</p><p>9/x</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/yegRoads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yegRoads</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Edmonton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edmonton</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PedestrianSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PedestrianSafety</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/crosswalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crosswalks</span></a></p>
Likely Jan Lukas<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@meganL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>meganL</span></a></span> </p><p>I mean, sure, to get to the new stop one also has to hit a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BegButton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BegButton</span></a> that has been explicitly timed for traffic on a four-lane (six if parking lanes are included) major feeder road.</p><p>Depending on whether the bus is on time or not, one can be early for the bus but still watch it whiz past as one awaits the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PedestrianLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PedestrianLight</span></a> to change. </p><p>Then it'll be another 20-30 min to await the next one, with no shelter from <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a>, or <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rain</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a>.</p><p>7/x</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/yeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yeg</span></a></p>
Darcy R 🇨🇦<p>How to show you really don’t care about people outside of cars: block the <a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/begbutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>begbutton</span></a> with a road construction sign.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://urbanists.social/@straphanger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>straphanger</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funfact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funfact</span></a>: one doesn't need a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BegButton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BegButton</span></a>"</em> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/motorcycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motorcycles</span></a> as their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/frames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frames</span></a> generate enough of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MagnetField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MagnetField</span></a> that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/coils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coils</span></a> detect them.</p><ul><li>This doesn't work with humans tho unless we'd all wear safety boots with sheetmetal plates in the sole!</li></ul>
Virginia Holloway<p>Traffic Engineers: Pedestrians must push the button to activate the WALK sign on this 6 lane arterial before crossing.</p><p>Also Traffic Engineers: </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/trafficengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trafficengineering</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/pedestriansafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pedestriansafety</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/begbutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>begbutton</span></a></p>
Darcy R 🇨🇦<p>Always great to watch a <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@nerd4cities" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nerd4cities</span></a></span> video about pedestrian crossing treatments. Some mention of <a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/begbutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>begbutton</span></a> delay times for full red light crosswalks and <a href="https://yeg.bike/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> of button placement would have been nice, but, as great showmen do, always leave your audience wanting more.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/3HCDFczGh84?si=Wn1ZO39pw9-llzYc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/3HCDFczGh84?si=Wn1ZO3</span><span class="invisible">9pw9-llzYc</span></a></p>