This helpful sign is on the southwest corner of Brown and Spokane Falls Blvd. Apart from the dreadful design, I wonder how effective it is. I mean, if your mental capacity is such that you need instruction in the art of crossing a street, should you really be out of your house?
And what if the flashing hand appears while you’re in the middle of the intersection—but you didn’t notice the part that says, “Finish Crossing If Started”? Will you know what to do? Or will you simply stop in your tracks the moment the flashing hand becomes the Red Hand of Impending Doom?
Granted, in a city known for its callous disregard for pedestrians, any effort to encourage foot traffic is welcome. But are we really that stupid? (Don’t answer that.)
