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Re:The Dancing Traffic Light [video] by dec0dedab0de on Sunday November 23, 2014 @11:58PM (#8651114)
I always say watch the cars, not the lights.
Re:The Dancing Traffic Light [video] by Throwaway12928 on Monday November 24, 2014 @01:22AM (#8651278)
That makes me wonder if the dancing light creates more risk. What happened when the light turned green in the video? I know what I did, I carefully started watching the green man, waiting to see if he would also dance, or do something cool. Do you really want people crossing the street, being less likely to look both ways because they're busy watching to see if the light does something fun? If a car runs a red, I feel like more people would be caught off guard with this light.
Re:The Dancing Traffic Light [video] by jeangenie on Monday November 24, 2014 @04:21PM (#8654801)
I had a similar thought. This hypothesis could also be applied to red light cameras.
Re:The Dancing Traffic Light [video] by dec0dedab0de on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @08:55AM (#8657686)
How does this apply to red light cameras? If you're too distracted by a camera you probably shouldn't be crossing the street to begin with.
Re:The Dancing Traffic Light [video] by jeangenie on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @12:16PM (#8658571)
I'm referring to the effect red light cameras have on drivers rather than pedestrians.