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Title: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: Brandon on March 27, 2015, 02:40:42 PM
Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians (http://www.freep.com/story/news/2015/03/26/broken-traffic-signal-flips-pedestrians/70511160/)

QuoteThe city of Fort Collins, Colo. on Thursday fixed a traffic signal on South College Avenue that gave pedestrians an obscene hand gesture instead of an order to stop.

It is unclear for how long the signal, at the corner of Johnson Drive near Creekside Park, had been malfunctioning, but traffic engineer Joe Olson said once the city is informed of such problems, they are usually fixed within one business day. For emergencies, such as flashing traffic lights, it is typically fixed within the hour.

:rofl:
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: Big John on March 27, 2015, 02:53:30 PM
Not the first time that happened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tryilKB2kXk
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: M3019C LPS20 on March 30, 2015, 03:56:22 AM
You could also use duct tape to achieve that. I have seen this in the past.
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: rickmastfan67 on March 30, 2015, 09:39:43 AM
Here's one from Ontario:
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: cl94 on March 30, 2015, 01:25:31 PM
There was one in Buffalo last week as well
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: stevenliu96 on April 07, 2015, 10:01:52 AM
They should just install the worded WALK / DONT WALK pedestrian signals. When did they stop installing the worded pedestrian signals anyway? In the 2000s? I know that New York City were still installing them in the '90s.
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: freebrickproductions on April 07, 2015, 10:03:22 AM
Quote from: stevenliu96 on April 07, 2015, 10:01:52 AM
They should just install the worded WALK / DONT WALK pedestrian signals. When did they stop installing the worded pedestrian signals anyway? In the 2000s? I know that New York City were still installing them in the '90s.
The MUCTD officially banned them in 2003. A lot of them were removed in the late 2000s/early 2010s when a lot of major cities upgraded their signals to LED.
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: M3019C LPS20 on April 07, 2015, 01:37:23 PM
Quote from: stevenliu96 on April 07, 2015, 10:01:52 AM
They should just install the worded WALK / DONT WALK pedestrian signals. When did they stop installing the worded pedestrian signals anyway? In the 2000s? I know that New York City were still installing them in the '90s.

New York City had worded pedestrian signals still installed until about 2002. They'd last for a short period of time and be retro-fitted with hand and man L.E.D. inserts.
Title: Re: Broken traffic signal flips off pedestrians
Post by: hotdogPi on April 07, 2015, 02:22:00 PM
Quote from: stevenliu96 on April 07, 2015, 10:01:52 AM
They should just install the worded WALK / DONT WALK pedestrian signals. When did they stop installing the worded pedestrian signals anyway? In the 2000s? I know that New York City were still installing them in the '90s.

The problem with that is that there is no numerical countdown to go along with a WALK / DONT WALK signal.
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