You may find yourself wishing you lived in a one-horse town without a stoplight after you've seen all of these cheeky crosswalk creations.
The crosswalk is perhaps the most important part of any urban jungle. If humans and drivers are going to meet anywhere, it's going to be the crosswalk. Designers have been working on ways to improve both stoplights and crosswalks to ensure that these accidental encounters don't happen.
Crosswalks are also the place where people waste a lot of time. Fortunately, creatives from all walks of life have come up with ways to make crosswalks more interesting. These cheeky crosswalk creations include colorful crosswalks created for art lovers and gamified signal lights that turn an interminable wait into a quest for a high score. Next time you're waiting to stop talking to the orange hand and greet the little white man, ask yourself, "Don't I deserve more?"
16 Cheeky Crosswalk Creations
From Time-Sensitive Traffic Signals to Chromatic Car Intersections:
Michael Hines — Dec 2, 2012 — Autos
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Artistic Environmental Sidewalks
Jody Xiong Creates a Green Crosswalk to Spread Awareness
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Contact-Free Crossing Buttons
This Pedestrian Traffic Switch is Motion-Sensored
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Curved Crosswalks
The Ergo Crosswalk is Designed to Keep Pedestrians Safe and Sound
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Googly-Eyed Crosswalks
New York LOOK! Campaign Wants to Make the Streets of the City Safer
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Crowdsourced Crosswalk Art
Maya Barkai Spruces up Construction Sites With 'Walking Men 99'
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Tree-Wrapped Crossing Cues
The Wearable Signal Walking Sign Can be to Fastened to Any Shaft
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International Crisis-Commemorating Crosswalks
9/11 Remembrance Street Art Touches a Delicate Topic
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Street Light Seating
Light Up Your Crib With Recycled Walk/Don't Walk Chair
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Yoga Traffic Lights
Li Ming Hsing Turns Crosswalks into Mini Yoga Studios With Her New Design
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Split-Screen Traffic Lights
Robert Vackaflores' Traffic Light Makes Commuting Safer and Easier
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Competitive Street Corner Games
Crosswalk Pong Gives You Something to Do While Waiting to Walk
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Creative Crosswalks
Jason Eppink Proves the Crossing Signal is a Total Crisis Panic Button
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Chromatic Car Intersections
The Jessica Stockholder 'Color Jam' Art Lights up the Streets
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Time-SensitiveTraffic Signals
Smart Traffic Lights Avoid Inching Forward When Waiting at the Light
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Solar-Powered Quad Crosswalks
The Eco and Pedestrian-Friendly Four-Way Traffic Lights
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Profane Traffic Lights
Manhattan Prankster Gives Crosswalk Lights the Finger
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