Chapel Hill is making these non-standard Crosswalks for an art project. Is it just me or do these seem dangerous? I know what a crosswalk is because of how they look. I assume there will be signage, but these don't really evoke "crosswalk" to me, and someone else could blast through them. Thoughts?
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/orange-county-news/street-closures-planned-in-downtown-chapel-hill-for-installation-of-colorful-crosswalks/
Most people blast through crosswalks anyways or lurch into them at stop signs and lights. At minimum they'll probably be noticed just for how abstract they are.
See https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=16453.0 for an extended discussion of something similar in Seattle.
I mean, it's a college town - anyone going down the main streets is going at 25 or 35 or they're bypassing downtown entirely. Having studied there I can tell you the vast majority of students are jaywalking whenever they want anyway. So I don't think it makes a difference
these are pretty common in downtowns throughout the country, i walk on a few every day to and from work. i don't see how this could be an issue.