Came across this video of an experimental crosswalk traffic signal in Germany while surfing the web this weekend…it allows you to play a game of pong with someone on the other side of the street while waiting for the light to change. Now the real question is: can we have something like this installed in L.A.? I’d love to test it out!
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The last thing we need is more distracted pedestrians.
What is the point of this?
Are we so ADD that we can’t even stand still and just focus for a couple minutes on the task of crossing the road?
Why not let the pedestrians control the traffic signals. That be a fun game.
@mike dunn : Then again, the friendly competition encouraged by this kind of devise might play to Americans’ uber-competitive nature! However, I’d prefer to see walk signal countdown timers (*not* hand signal countdown timers) instead. 🙂
I’m pretty sure there are dumb laws and regulations that prevent any type of fun like this to happen here in CA. After all, we live in a nanny state where cops shut down kids’ lemonade stands because they don’t have business licenses and county health certificates.
This would be great, if we had this in LA.
I am sure it is not worth the money.
Not sre if it wold work here, Americans are not as friendly as those in Germany when interacting with strangers.