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  1. Counting down the seconds at a red walk light
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  • 1. Counting down the seconds at a red walk light - Copenhagen
      1. Counting down the seconds at a red walk light
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  • 2. Counting them down at a green walk light - Copenhagen
      2. Counting them down at a green walk light
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1. Counting down the seconds at a red walk light
2. Counting them down at a green walk light

Forty-eight seconds can seem like an eternity if you are a pedestrian waiting for your walk light to turn green. Often pedestrians start to doubt if the lights are even working properly, so they risk life and limb by dashing across the street in front of murderous motor vehicles.

Copenhagen has found a solution for this -- only implemented at a few crossings so far, but still.

I think this is a good service and well worth the extra cost. And it is a courteous gesture towards pedestrians, who are not always treated courteously in city traffic.

The second photo shows a similar countdown at a green light, so pedestrians know they have twelve more seconds before their light turns red.

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  • Written Aug 1, 2009
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    Mar 3, 2013 at 12:48 AM

    in Athens the car drivers cant recognise the red color so even with a countdown the pedestrian will be a zero point :(

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