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B0bb3r7 t1_iyagr5j wrote

Traffic lights feel like they're timed for maximum inefficiency. You'll be waiting at the red and there will be no cross traffic. Then as soon as cross traffic approaches, their light turns red. And god help you if you are a pedestrian lol. You just chill out on the corner like a hooker.

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Powerful-Tonight8648 t1_iyb1o79 wrote

Nah they changed it so that the walk signal turns just a few beats before the light turns green, so pedestrians are lined up right in the crosswalk to get pancaked by those eager to turn

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phantomtails t1_iybjoho wrote

This is actually a newer development intended to improve pedestrian safety by allowing to pedestrians to establish themselves in the crosswalk before traffic is allowed to move. It has been proven to decrease pedestrian accidents. [source](https://highways.dot.gov/safety/proven-safety-countermeasures/leading-pedestrian-interval#:~:text=A%20leading%20pedestrian%20interval%20(LPI,to%20turn%20right%20or%20left.)

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MorningTimes t1_iyccfv9 wrote

Bc Pittsburgh drivers do not respect right of way when turning left

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beeblebr0x t1_iycz5lt wrote

Pittsburgh drivers just don't respect other life, really...

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SendAstronomy t1_iycv3h3 wrote

Because pedestrians have the right of way over cars turning left or right.

Dipshits will try to floor it to "beat" the pedestrians.

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Daywalkingvampire t1_iybavpk wrote

Agreed some drivers have done it to me as well. I was in the crosswalk and instead of waiting for me to clear and turn left, I find drivers turning and just barely missing me.

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Upset_Mess t1_iybnbar wrote

They should really do the traffic flow like what I saw in London. Light turns red for all cars in the intersection. All cars stop - all pedestrians walk. Then only the cars do their thing. Pedestrians should not be able to cross while cars are turning. God help you in downtown when you need to make a left, risking your life against oncoming traffic while dealing with not mowing down the endless stream of peds who also have a green light. And no one seems to bother with walk/don't walk. Green is go for peds no matter what.

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fakesloover t1_iydmyrt wrote

corner of penn and 6th is like that downtown. as a pedestrian, it's nice. no idea why every other intersection isn't the same

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the_real_xuth t1_iyedi4q wrote

There are many proponents of this. There are also lots of people who are deeply against this who also have valid reasons. This exists in PGH in places where pedestrians at the light tend to outnumber automobiles at the light.

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jumprcablips t1_iyc4lwj wrote

Some lights do this the problem is people walk to slowly, because it’s America so fat and lazy, and instead of a ped light being 10 or 15 seconds to cross like a normal human crossing a rode it’s 30 or 40 so it just backs up traffic more. Pedestrians are part of the problem. The signs say yield to people WITHIN the crosswalk but people just take there entitled ass out into the street

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LostEnroute t1_iycthx8 wrote

Car brain thinks people walking around are entitled?

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SendAstronomy t1_iycvazc wrote

Maybe if you got your fat ass out of your car and tried walking you would understand that cars don't own the road.

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