And a clip stolen from no_pity

[conuly]

My friend Darkly says that most people are too stupid to get it. I disagree - but then, this is my species, I may be biased. So, who do you think is right?

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[leora.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I refer to those as "placebo buttons". :) Some of them do actually affect the light, it depends on the area and potentially on the time of day.

I just wanted to have some fun and point out that there are alternatives that work for everyone and don't make assumptions. It's not as simple as changing the words "walk" "dont walk" (which annoys me more for the word "dont" than the word "walk". But crossings can actually be made accessible in more fundamental ways, which as a side effect doesn't make assumptions about the people who use the crosswalks.

Not all of the crossings here work the way I described. Some only have lights and chirping, which makes it harder to keep track of where you are and is harder on the deaf-blind. And some only have the standard crosswalk lights, which is harder on me. But if more of the country became fully accessible, or as accessible as people can think to make things, then as a side effect it also would make the language issue fairly moot.

I also think that crosswalks that announce where you are on request would be helpful to a large number of people, not just the blind.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

I also think that crosswalks that announce where you are on request would be helpful to a large number of people, not just the blind.

Agreed! That sounds really helpful.