Pressing That Pedestrian Button

As reported in the Boston Globe, more American cities are taking the attitude that their city traffic flows  well without the intervention of  pedestrians touching  the  walk/don't walk push button.  Imagine-remember all those times you were visiting New York, Seattle and London and thought that merely pressing the pedestrian walk button somehow gave you unbridled priority…

Why the Crosswalk Buttons in Your City May Not Work - ABC News

HR10-4b Push Button - Cross - Hall Signs

Pedestrian crosswalk signal button usa hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Woman waiting to cross a city street, pressing pedestrian crossing button stock photo

North Shore municipalities turn off 'beg buttons' for pandemic - North Shore News

Do traffic light buttons really work? We found out - Birmingham Live

Guardian Mini Pedestrian Push Button - Orange Traffic inc.

Pedestrian crosswalk signal button usa hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Why the world is full of buttons that don't work

Once-only button pushers get green light › [an error occurred while processing this directive] (ABC Science)

You don't have to push this button to cross the street – Greater Greater Washington