So the buttons don't do anything. Except when they do. Got it.

@OntarioTrafficMan

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty much everywhere else in Ontario (and the world I assume) they label the buttons differently depending on whether you actually need to press to get a walk light or the button is only there for the audible tones. But in Toronto they put the same sign on both types so people end up pressing the button when they don't need to and not pressing the button when they do need to.

@CityLifeinAmerica

6 жыл бұрын

reaperexpress Here in Phoenix they don’t label the differences either. I asked about it and it’s to keep the options open to reprogram it to always require a button press later in the day, at night etc. It will be automatic certain times of day and require a button press at night for example. Of course APS features are live all the time.

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

reaperexpress yo

@jirehcollective4876

3 жыл бұрын

@@OntarioTrafficMan Yeah, that was quite confusing to me as well but it looks like they have swapped many black ones out with the blue ones which are automatic and don't require to be pressed?

@OntarioTrafficMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@jirehcollective4876 Yes a couple years ago they started actually labelling the buttons which you don't need to press, which is a huge improvement.

There is one I actually deal with on my way to work that if I don't keep my finger on the button that it never changes to walk. Its an older one thought that doesn't make those noises.

In my town most of the buttons excluding downtown will only activate the walk light if you press the button

@jayhart5659

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there's an intersection infront of my home in Toronto that stays green almost all night; it does the "turns yellow back to green" cycle, unless there's a car or the button is pressed.

I tried them tonight. They dont do a god damn thing -_-

The end of this video is misleading. If a car activates the timer and causes the light to change the pedestrian crossing may not activate if the pedestrian doesn't push the button.

@Roof_Pizza

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't found too many intersections in Toronto that are activated by cars. Getting stuck at a red at 2 am is my measure. Vancouver has way, way more. Dunno if its a money thing or they just dont stand up to Toronto's winters.

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

Toronto Roadcams Dash Cam Videos hi

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

roof pizza hi

it actually depends on when the cycle of the lights are on.

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

Nathan Dean hi

Most of our new or retrofitted signals around Maine and New Hampshire require the pedestrian phase to be activated only upon push button activation. Our signals usually don’t automatically include the pedestrian phase every cycle or rest in walk especially at isolated intersections.

At Sentinel Rd and The Pond Rd the button will activate the walk sign, but only in the summer. In the winter it's unnecessary. The city does it probably because there's less students walking up at YorkU in the summer.

@hudsona4004

7 жыл бұрын

Also, I wonder if some intersections vary by time of day and day of the week.

Because living in Calgary this is such an important and compelling story for Canadians...

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

weazz hi

Here's a crazy idea, how about the City labels the buttons we actually need to press to cross the street with a different label than the ones which are only there for the noises?

@buizelbus3332

6 жыл бұрын

The traffic lights will flash green instead of being stale green. (what's known as a Pedestrian Controlled Intersection), at least that's how it works here in Vancouver.

So cool. Lights and signals vary from province to province so nice to see this. A flashing green light in Ontario is a bit different than a flashing green light in BC. Also, yellow lights are longer in Ontario than they are in BC.

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

roof pizza hi

I saw FLEMO!!

It does not make it go on walk faster but its fun to press to pass the time

I actually shat myself once because my house was 5 mins across the street and the light took forever to change, no one knows this secret though, besides CBC and 215+ other viewers, I'm up for an interview tho so let me know.

Is this a response to Adam Ruins everything's episode on this topic?

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

Labtop215 hi

Lucky we have loops under the asphalt here, we dont have to push or wait.

Nonsense, these things need to be intuitive

Sure at Elmer and Queen in the Beach is the Perfect Example !

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

D. Clarke yooo

Canada. The Land of inefficiencies.

@meatplunger3996

7 жыл бұрын

NYC's buttons don't work either so it ain't just Canada lol

@Africa154

6 жыл бұрын

deltaecho1 hi

When I walk to the bus stop I use those buttons

Shannon Martin is freakin' HOT!!

@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan2006

4 жыл бұрын

Durrrrl34 kinda is

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