On the way home from the BBA meeting I was riding up Roland Ave about to cross W 40th and I see the ped signal nearing zero as I approach. Now by State standards at Zero the light should go yellow so I look for cross traffic and see none so I decide to "run the yellow." But as I entered the intersection and the countdown hit zero the light was still green and the ped light was solid red. About 5 seconds later I look back, and the light is still green … WTF? (Walking I can cross a street twice that size in 5 seconds.)
So I am posting this in case the police give anyone a hassle about not obeying a ped signal as ped lights need to adhere to standard and telling someone that it is unsafe to walk when it is still safe to walk is lying and makes for unsafe conditions. And with so many ped lights that lie it is no wounder we have such a low compliance to them.
File a "Traffic Signal Repair" ticket with the city at:
https://baltimore.customerservicerequest.org/web_intake_balt/Controller
I appreciate the 311 link but it is rather obvious it was installed wrong. If it is working as intended what is there to fix? I am currently seeking the City’s policy on ped countdown signals.