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minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI know at least some of them work, because sometimes I’ll be waiting there for the walk signal and it never appears, and I go “Oh, I forgot to push the button.”
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWhere I live the major cross streets’ buttons are just placebo. They aren’t even connected. It just makes people feel better to push them. The smaller streets, however, they are critical. You will not get the walk indicator without it.
I know at least some of them work, because sometimes I’ll be waiting there for the walk signal and it never appears, and I go “Oh, I forgot to push the button.”
Where I live the major cross streets’ buttons are just placebo. They aren’t even connected. It just makes people feel better to push them.
The smaller streets, however, they are critical. You will not get the walk indicator without it.