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The truth about pedestrian crossing buttons

Those buttons that are supposed to give pedestrians time to cross the street safely have been a mystery my whole life. Up until this point, I have heard no better explanation of their use than ...
Pushing the button underneath the sign that says "Push to Cross Street" doesn't make the light change faster, give the pedestrian more time to cross or even flash a crossing signal at many city ...