I like this idea, what I don't like is traps to catch people who don't slam on the brakes when someone puts one foot in a crosswalk when the car is maybe 10-20 yards from the crosswalk.
They do stings like that around here now and then. I see it a lot, people walk up to the crosswalk and step out without much observation of what is happening. 'It's my right suckers, stop your damn car and let me pass!' Or something like that. I prefer checking things out and waiting for 10 seconds so I can cross with no anxiety about some distracted fool killing me.
I recall a few months ago some guy did not even pause as he walked up to and into the crosswalk. I and 3 other cars who were pretty close to it came to a stop - I looked in the mirror and saw that there were no cars behind us within a few blocks. IOW, wait 5 seconds and the fool could have crossed in a more leisurely, secure fashion and a few motorists would have retained a small amount of their investment in brakes and fuel.
A few years back a woman took her life into her hands by walking in front of me, had to hit the brakes pretty hard. I shouted at her "didn't your mama teach you to look both ways before you cross the street?!" You can read about people getting killed in such crosswalks. Oops.
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