Good simple idea. And then executed well – for nighttime at least. Crosswalk lights up when in use giving drivers a more visible clue to stop.
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Nice idea. Also it might come a bit expensive to do all crosswalks in the country.
Pretty cool. It could be good to see some investigation about how it affected the trafic. The amount of cars which brakes sharply etc.