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Crappy Pedestrian Button with a Crappy Sign on the Ground This is actually a button that will only activate the walk sign if depressed hard and repeatedly. Thanks to Model25Fan's signal button pictures for reminding me. Keywords: Traffic_Lights

Crappy Pedestrian Button with a Crappy Sign on the Ground

This is actually a button that will only activate the walk sign if depressed hard and repeatedly. Thanks to Model25Fan's signal button pictures for reminding me.

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Filename:IMG418.jpg
Album name:m@ / Traffic Lights
Keywords:Traffic_Lights
Filesize:459 KiB
Date added:Jan 31, 2014
Dimensions:1200 x 1600 pixels
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Color Space:sRGB
DateTime Original:2014:01:30 13:30:20
Focal length:4.31 mm
Make:Lg Electronics
Model:LGP500
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=16948
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Model25FanForever   [Feb 01, 2014 at 03:20 AM]
Yeah I know of about 6 of them on Dixie between Balmoral and East Drive. Balmoral and Dixie has 3 still in use. I have no idea where you took this one lol
m@   [Feb 01, 2014 at 03:54 AM]
Yeah, neat how often we can recognize where the hardware in a picture by minor differences in configurations... But this is a trick I suppose, A region of Peel Road, Britannia where it meets Hurontario. Mississauga.
joe_347V   [Feb 02, 2014 at 03:40 AM]
York Region used to have a ton of these too, they always wore out like this too. Normally the black rubber part should cover the entire button.

We switched to Polara Navigator and Polara Bulldog buttons starting in 2010 or 2011.
Model25FanForever   [Feb 02, 2014 at 03:55 AM]
I have never seen one of these buttons undamaged. I've seen the black material that was covering it but the stitching looked ripped. Shocked
joe_347V   [Feb 02, 2014 at 07:51 AM]
I remember that the GTE buttons were also popular in the 90s and early 2000s but I don't see them around anymore.
Model25FanForever   [Feb 02, 2014 at 12:31 PM]
Here they are used at intersections under construction such as the Steeles Zum project. There used to be one near me but they replaced it a few years ago with one of the buttons that beep and flash red.
m@   [Feb 03, 2014 at 01:57 AM]
replace it with *THIS*
streetlight98   [Feb 03, 2014 at 02:16 AM]
LOL that is so COOL! Shocked Very Happy
Model25FanForever   [Feb 03, 2014 at 02:42 AM]
LOL I think they'd get annoying after a while xD
m@   [Sep 10, 2014 at 01:24 AM]
UPDATE: shortly after the sign was strapped back up. The button was never addressed. I got sick of jamming my thumb in it to activate it, so I reported it to the Region of Peel Saturday, it was replaced with a big flat silver button Monday Cool . Even got a thank you email for reporting it. Can't believe nobody thought of replacing/reporting this before me. Confused
streetlight98   [Sep 10, 2014 at 02:10 AM]
most people don't think to report those things. they assume the city knows everything lol. To be honest most people probably don't even use the buttons. I know i don't more than half the time...
m@   [Sep 10, 2014 at 03:23 AM]
the annoying thing with this crossing is when it's time to walk, the traffic lights you face remain red because on coming cars always get an advanced green arrow. For cryin out loud, they even put up count down signals the month before.
joe_347V   [Sep 11, 2014 at 07:34 AM]
Heh, some of the buttons here are for show. Most intersections downtown run on pretimed controllers programmed to give a WALK signal each cycle so there's no need for the button. Razz
streetlight98   [Sep 11, 2014 at 11:30 AM]
I noticed in Midland they don't even have ped buttons since the signals cycle automatically.
m@   [Sep 11, 2014 at 04:03 PM]
Up here in Brampton and Mississauga, the busier road at an intersection has automatic walk cycles, but the intersecting road needs WALK to be activated to extend the green time (like this button). I'd say 70% of intersections are set up this way here.

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