for context there a street behind me that one of these should be the beg button for crossing.

    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      In my town, the lights are on a timer until 6pm. The beg buttons only work after 6pm

      There is a literal highway that splits around the town though, so it kinda makes sense that they’re on a timer otherwise you’d have people being assholes in stop/start.

      Main Street is pedestrian priority at least, so all traffic yields at crosswalks

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      in my town they just reveal whether or not the cycle has allowed you to cross. they could remove the buttons completely and it would be more efficient. death 2 amerikkka

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      yes, sometimes no. depends on the intersection and how it’s programmed. It’s pretty easy to tell in practice.

      for example, at most crossings in my city if the button is not pressed the pedestrian signal will not change from “don’t walk” at the next signal cycle. and the signal might never cycle if the button is not pressed and there are no cars waiting at the Red.