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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Icelandic crosswalk is way cool.
I want one in my neighborhood.
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Kaleva
(36,146 posts)HAB911
(8,811 posts)Devil's work
MLAA
(17,163 posts)Ohiogal
(31,659 posts)Getting drunk and walking home and seeing that!
Way cool!
Henry Krinkle
(208 posts)Not saying it can't be done, but doing so could come at the risk of losing federal highway funds.
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is a document issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to specify the standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed, and used. These specifications include the shapes, colors, and fonts used in road markings and signs. In the United States, all traffic control devices must legally conform to these standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_on_Uniform_Traffic_Control_Devices
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)dimensional for approaching drivers until they get closer. And very visible.
Thanks, Trof.
erronis
(14,951 posts)And, of course this wouldn't work the same way when approaching the crosswalk in the opposite direction (two way road).
Rain and nighttime with headlights would also probably remove the effect.
Still, a great concept.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Your correction took away some of the magic there, you know.
I did wonder how it would work for cars approaching from the other direction, but we don't get to see that. Mostly I wondered if drivers new to it might be startled into hitting the brakes.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)When I am King that will be the global standard. As it is written so mote it be!
robbob
(3,514 posts)...when that car raced through right by the waiting pedestrian. Here in Canada crosswalk=stop and let pedestrians cross. Not that we always do...