Don't you hate this?

SoWatchaWant

You're attempting to cross the road in town at the lights (on foot, hopefully), and the cars are stopped at the lights. For some reason the red man light is also on. You're thinking: "Oh shiit, the cars must be about to go."

But no, the both lights remain red for like 20 seconds while you're sitting on the fence "should I cross or not?"

And, of course, if you cross immediately, the cars get a green light, and you go "Oh shiit!" and leg it apologetically across the street.

Anyone find this? Happens to me everyday.

smashey

Maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't cross until the wee man turns green.

Just a thought.

SoupyNorman

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

You're attempting to cross the road in town at the lights (on foot, hopefully), and the cars are stopped at the lights. For some reason the red man light is also on. You're thinking: "Oh shiit, the cars must be about to go."

But no, the both lights remain red for like 20 seconds while you're sitting on the fence "should I cross or not?"

And, of course, if you cross immediately, the cars get a green light, and you go "Oh shiit!" and leg it apologetically across the street.

Anyone find this? Happens to me everyday.

Have you backwards pointing feet.

PurpleBerry

No.

If their light is red, I'm crossing.

SoupyNorman

Vain

Do you not know cars must always give right of way to people:D Im not telling you try it just a fact:p

Earthhorse

Yeah, the traffic light right outside my workplace is timed like this. So frustrating 'cos you don't know at what stage it's at and you could chance crossing. Sometimes you're sitting there like an idiot while everyone else crosses.

Other times you step off just as they get the green. I've been embarassed several times not to mention killed once or twice.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I hate when you decide to chance it, leg it across the road, get three quartes of the way.... and the damn man goes green anyway...

Wertz

Could never work out why they didn't put a timer countdown to crossing/green man, beside the signal so that people would know what time they either have left to cross or to wait for a red to traffic, especially in busy city centre areas.
Whilst on the subject, always preferred the UK's system of amber light coming on before green to give people a chance to ready their car.

Pyr0

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I hate when you decide to chance it, leg it across the road, get three quartes of the way.... and the damn man goes green anyway...

Aye, you don't feel as mad and crazy anymore when that happens.

"Yeah, take that traffic ! Crossing the road when I'm not suppo...awh..:("

:pac:

Earthhorse

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I hate when you decide to chance it, leg it across the road, get three quartes of the way.... and the damn man goes green anyway...

Unlike the lights beside work I have the lights on my way to the Luas timed to perfection. I can pratically moonwalk my way to the station.

Call Me Jimmy

I agree, OP. I was actually gonna start a "Don't you think it's quite difficult to cross the road?" thread but you beat me to it!

utick

Earthhorse wrote: »

I've been embarassed several times not to mention killed once or twice.

u really should be more careful or you might be killed a third time.

i remember the last time i was killed, thankfully i lived and learned a valuable lesson.

WindSock

It only goes green if you push the lovely big button. I usually just go by what the lights for the cars are, but I take care to see if other cars may be turning onto the road, or try to work out if the cars traffic lights have been red for a while.

Eoin

Wertz wrote: »

Could never work out why they didn't put a timer countdown to crossing/green man, beside the signal so that people would know what time they either have left to cross or to wait for a red to traffic, especially in busy city centre areas.

They have (or had) a timer in a few places in Dublin city centre - near Tara Street Dart station comes to mind.

The problem is often just that the light sequence is not thought out properly. There are loads of lights around Dublin where the pedestrian crossing or a filter lane has a red light, when it could be green.

ejmaztec

The problem would never arise if someone brought back Frogger.