Comments on: Abandoned Crosswalks

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:18:39 +0000

The mid-block crossing location advantage is being able to deal with cars from just one direction at a time. How about an intersection with the pedestrians crossing similar to mid-block and at low speeds too? That is a roundabout! The median island curves to make the cars slow down and is a handy place for pedestrians to use to make it a mid-block like crossing. Cars moving slowly means they are more likely to STOP for a pedestrian in the marked crosswalk. Roundabouts are the best of both worlds: a mid-block like crossing with cars moving at low speed.

By: Gary Cziko

Gary Cziko — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:47:53 +0000

Yes, I can do that and didn’t know I can and that is useful. Still, a keyboard command would be better (like pressing the space bar).
Thanks.

By: NE2

NE2 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:38:48 +0000

I can right click on it and uncheck ‘play’. Does your version of Flash Player not have this?

By: Gary Cziko

Gary Cziko — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:49:48 +0000

I sure wish there were a way to pause the animation. Or at least slow it down!

By: splashy

splashy — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:55:37 +0000

Not only that, but you only have to deal with cars going it two directions. At intersections, cars can come from pretty much any direction. It’s a real pin ball machine, with the pedestrian as the pinball.

By: John Vance

John Vance — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:16:47 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I meant by me missing the point. I went back and reread your article more carefully and saw that you’d covered the issue of unmarked crosswalks already.

By: Mighk Wilson

Mighk Wilson — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:07:11 +0000

In Florida, pedestrians can’t expect motorists to yield at crosswalks not controlled by traffic signals (and even there the odds are poor).

By: John Vance

John Vance — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:57:13 +0000

Looks like I missed the point of the article. Carry on.

By: John Vance

John Vance — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:53:17 +0000

Immediately to the left of the bus stop is a side road. The continuation of the side road’s right of way across the main road constitutes a LEGAL unmarked crosswalk. The animated character needed only to walk a few yards over to cross legally.

By: NE2

NE2 — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:57:56 +0000

Oh wow. PennDOT is actually stopping that practice? I remember going through PA maybe 7 years ago and it was full of those.