http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/01/drivers-and-walkers-how-bout-those-new-crosswalks/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:24:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/01/drivers-and-walkers-how-bout-those-new-crosswalks/#comment-28718 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:28:04 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-28718 how about faux flaming moats?

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/01/drivers-and-walkers-how-bout-those-new-crosswalks/#comment-28644 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:40:51 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-28644 We could re-use the grease from local eateries. But that doesn’t address the air pollution.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/01/drivers-and-walkers-how-bout-those-new-crosswalks/#comment-28626 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:13:21 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-28626 I said earlier that they needed to be solar powered.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/01/drivers-and-walkers-how-bout-those-new-crosswalks/#comment-28617 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:28:57 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-28617 Flaming moats don’t sound very eco-friendly…

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/02/01/drivers-and-walkers-how-bout-those-new-crosswalks/#comment-28613 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:06:13 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-28613 It’s funny the “flaming moats” idea reminded me of this, but when I was in Ireland (galway) I noticed they had an ingenious crosswalk setup. On each side of the street was a candy striped pole with a domed blinking light (regular light, not strobe) notifying drivers of the crosswalk. Something like this would work a lot better than a tiny sign in the middle of the road in my opinion.

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