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- Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) 52•6 months ago
It’s a “mature” version of “crossing flags” that are a not uncommon sight in Japan near school zones:
- Scrollone ( @Scrollone@feddit.it ) 6•6 months ago
What are they used for? You just take one and wave it?
- Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) 10•6 months ago
That’s right, anyone crossing takes it, holds it in front of them, and crosses.
(The flag reads “crossing in progress”)
- Underwaterbob ( @Underwaterbob@lemm.ee ) English8•6 months ago
If they’re anything like the ones in Korea, they hire someone to be there during busy times, and whenever someone wants to cross, the person steps out with the flag and stops traffic. Usually in school zones.
- jabathekek ( @jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ) 34•6 months ago
I hate going there because of all the fucking idiots in their dumb cars stinking up the place.
- Rob Bos ( @rbos@lemmy.ca ) 14•6 months ago
That whole place is a wasted opportunity for a pedestrian zone. It would be so nice if they’d kept the temporary tram line from the Olympics and banned personal vehicles.
- jabathekek ( @jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ) 7•6 months ago
It baffles me how Vancouver does these really awesome things and then they’re like “haha no, this amazing concept that made the city a bit better was just temporary”.
- TQuid ( @TQuid@beehaw.org ) English24•6 months ago
- Granville Island should be car-free, full stop;
- I actually don’t find that specific crossing very bad;
- This is still funny as hell.
- BigBananaDealer ( @BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee ) 14•6 months ago
i remember seeing a video where a guy stood next to a huge puddle to see if people would splash him when driving by, they all did
then he did the same thing except he was carrying a brick and everybody slowed down so as to not splash him
- Track_Shovel ( @Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ) English5•6 months ago
I’m from a much less pedestrian friendly city, and I completely agree with point #1. There are a lot of other ways to get to Granville and it’s so close quarters with cars, you can’t even swing a cat
- vividspecter ( @vividspecter@lemm.ee ) 22•6 months ago
No doubt this is partly making fun of this idiotic idea.
- sik0fewl ( @sik0fewl@lemmy.ca ) 23•6 months ago
I think you’re right and Strong Towns just tested out that theory. Spoiler: it did not work. I really hope they try it again with the brick.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 16•6 months ago
We should pressure our governments to install these in every crossing where >1 pedestrian has been hit by a car
- Ziixe ( @ziixe@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 4•6 months ago
They would have to take budget from the military to afford this, what an outrageous act! Wait they can just defund hospitals and schools even more, but do you honestly think they would allocate even a dollar to safety for their citizens? Nah they would just shove the new money into the military again
This whole thing is satire, I didn’t say /s since it looked like it’s just focusing on the last sentence instead of the whole comment
- Greg Spooner ( @gregspooner@ohai.social ) 14•6 months ago
@mondoman712
I fashioned a large, hand held metal stop sign on a board. That’s why I carry when I cross busy streets in my neighborhood. I hold it out in front of myself like a flag. Drivers will slow if they think they might hit a big piece of metal. And drivers will bully soft fleshy humans with the threat of great bodily harm. It’s not very nice but it helps keep me alive. - lemmyreader ( @lemmyreader@lemmy.ml ) English10•6 months ago
Hilarious! 😂
- brian ( @brian@programming.dev ) 5•6 months ago
is it legal to carry flashing red and blue lights when crossing streets as a pedestrian? The number of times I’ve gotten stuck in the middle of the crosswalk bc no one will stop is absurd
- Zozano ( @Zozano@lemy.lol ) 4•6 months ago
Seems great in practice, but wait until someone with the slightest hint of paranoia misattributes a threat against their car, to a threat against their safety.
One of three things happen:
- Driver freaks out and freezes up.
- Driver freaks out and speeds away (possibly causing an accident)
- Driver freaks out and aims their car at you and puts their foot down.