"What 'Walk' Lights?" Top 5 Page for this destination Hartford Warnings Or Dangers Tip by Bwana_Brown

I must say, that in my various wanderings about many cities and towns, I have never come across a system of "Walk" lights for pedestrians that was so ineffective! Not knowing the local traffic patterns and practices, I decided to play it safe and press the "walk" button at almost every one of the intersections that I came to. It never seemed to matter, the cars just kept coming from all directions! Eventually, I noticed that the locals seemed to venture across the various streets whenever the coast appeared to be clear, so this was the method that I finally adopted in the interests of maximizing the limited amount of exploration time that I had available to me! The streets are quite wide, mostly 4 lanes, but the downtown traffic is quite light in comparison to most cities. Also, the drivers seem to be aware of our plight!