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Crosswalk buttons
Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 10 years (2017–2026), in 3 threads.
People raised many different problems with Crosswalk buttons, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Indicator light turns on then goes off, so people can't tell if the press registered2026-07-05
- Crosswalk buttons on busy streets make pedestrians push for crossings instead of crossing automatically2023-12-01
- Buttons barely move and give no feedback that the press registered2023-12-01
- Many buttons do nothing, leaving pedestrians unsure whether they will ever get a walk signal2023-11-30
- Flashing red lights are confusing and unclear about what drivers should do2017-12-17