▲ 417 ▼ This HAS to be satire (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago by hanrahan@slrpnk.net to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50908658
[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Honestly fuck the button entirely, we live in the modern era, you can use human detection technology to detect people waiting to cross There's plenty of places that have that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) exactly, the button should just be a backup if the detection fails There should also be a light to indicate that you're detected, and ideally a change in the sound signal as well (because the signal has a sound so blind people know when it's green, right?) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 week ago Plenty do instead a mechanical actuator, as it's not uncommon for people who are blind to also be deaf, but very rare for anyone to be insensitive to touch Literally a tiny dial under the crossing button, attached to a motor, that begins spinning very slowly (like 5-10 rpm) when the light is green permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) exactly, the button should just be a backup if the detection fails There should also be a light to indicate that you're detected, and ideally a change in the sound signal as well (because the signal has a sound so blind people know when it's green, right?) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 week ago Plenty do instead a mechanical actuator, as it's not uncommon for people who are blind to also be deaf, but very rare for anyone to be insensitive to touch Literally a tiny dial under the crossing button, attached to a motor, that begins spinning very slowly (like 5-10 rpm) when the light is green permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 week ago Plenty do instead a mechanical actuator, as it's not uncommon for people who are blind to also be deaf, but very rare for anyone to be insensitive to touch Literally a tiny dial under the crossing button, attached to a motor, that begins spinning very slowly (like 5-10 rpm) when the light is green permalink fedilink source parent
