Chris Spargo made a sixteen minute video about pedestrian crossing designs in the UK: youtu.be/K1VBCjEcyJE *

Apparently, those new crossings with the light on the near side are called Puffin crossings. I’m quite uncomfortable with this new arrangement, and I think it is because it forces you to look down and sideways while the old arrangement made it easier to constantly scan the whole street and be aware of what vehicle traffic is doing.

* That’ll do as an alt text for a Youtube link, I guess.

Why doesn't the green man flash anymore?

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