J.T
08-24-2011, 12:07 PM
In an investigation by ABC news in 2010, only one functioning crosswalk button could be found in Austin, Texas; Gainsville, Fla.; and Syracuse, NY.
The city deactivated most of the pedestrian buttons long ago with the emergence of computer-controlled traffic signals, even as an unwitting public continued to push on, according to city Department of Transportation officials. More than 2,500 of the 3,250 walk buttons that still exist function essentially as mechanical placebos, city figures show. Any benefit from them is only imagined.
http://www.alternet.org/story/152127/guess_what_most_"buttons"_you_push_only_exist_to_m ake_you_feel_like_you_have_control_over_your_life? utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=alternet
The city deactivated most of the pedestrian buttons long ago with the emergence of computer-controlled traffic signals, even as an unwitting public continued to push on, according to city Department of Transportation officials. More than 2,500 of the 3,250 walk buttons that still exist function essentially as mechanical placebos, city figures show. Any benefit from them is only imagined.
http://www.alternet.org/story/152127/guess_what_most_"buttons"_you_push_only_exist_to_m ake_you_feel_like_you_have_control_over_your_life? utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=alternet