[daveliepmann]

>It rudely makes cars stop

Why don't you consider it rude to make the people walking stop?

[natch]

Because generally speaking in the safe situations I mentioned pedestrians can usually simply cross without breaking stride.

Waiting a couple of seconds is the exception and you would have to wait that long for the light to change.

So it is not making the people walking stop, if you think about it.

[Ekaros]

Saving the planet. Pedestrians use lot less fuel or energy to accelerate and deaccelerate. As such it is best in fight against climate change to not force them to stop.

[natch]

I don’t think it’s better to make 3,000 lbs of metal stop and start again.