Sometimes I watch someone at a crosswalk push the button, then push it again after a second. Then push it again. And again. And again, and again. Beep-boop beep-boop beep-boop. As if they can short-circuit the whole green-yellow-red light loops for the cars by sheer willpower.
I found myself watching one recently and thinking, 'for each time you push that button, we subtract 5 IQ points'. They probably had an IQ of 60 by the end.
People-watching can be a real laugh. (＾▽＾)
Do You Push the Elevator Button More Than Once?
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zionosphere 2012/09/08 14:40:53
I found myself watching one recently and thinking, 'for each time you push that button, we subtract 5 IQ points'. They probably had an IQ of 60 by the end.
People-watching can be a real laugh. (＾▽＾)
Many people aren't too bright, especially judging from the responses to the Natural Organic farming vs farming with synthetic pesticides on here.
Their function varies from city to city, neighbourhood to neighbourhood. This is a quote that somewhat accurately represents how they work here:
"The buttons on the one-ways work at night, but not during the day. The traffic lights on these streets are on a fixed cycle during the day. Because of traffic congestion problems they don't want pedestrians breaking up that cycle, so the buttons are disabled. The walk/don't walk signals cycle regularly along with the traffic signals.
From late night to early morning (don't know the precise hours), the traffic lights on the one-ways switch to "always green", and only change if there is a car stopped at the red on a cross street, or if a pedestrian pushes the button.
At the exceptional 2-3 major intersections on "Main Street" that have pedestrian buttons, the buttons don't alter the traffic signal pattern, they simply cause the appropriate pedestrian signal to change to "walk" at the appropriate point in the regular light cycle. These are intersections with somewhat c...
Their function varies from city to city, neighbourhood to neighbourhood. This is a quote that somewhat accurately represents how they work here:
"The buttons on the one-ways work at night, but not during the day. The traffic lights on these streets are on a fixed cycle during the day. Because of traffic congestion problems they don't want pedestrians breaking up that cycle, so the buttons are disabled. The walk/don't walk signals cycle regularly along with the traffic signals.
From late night to early morning (don't know the precise hours), the traffic lights on the one-ways switch to "always green", and only change if there is a car stopped at the red on a cross street, or if a pedestrian pushes the button.
At the exceptional 2-3 major intersections on "Main Street" that have pedestrian buttons, the buttons don't alter the traffic signal pattern, they simply cause the appropriate pedestrian signal to change to "walk" at the appropriate point in the regular light cycle. These are intersections with somewhat complex systems of left-turn lanes on "Main Street", but none on the cross streets, and it might not be obvious when it's safe to cross simply by watching the traffic lights."
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