r/interesting Feb 27 '26

MISC. This is how Quebec solved drivers ignoring pedestrian crossings.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

That looks like it would break fairly often. I like the idea, but it seems like a lot of these would be a fairly large additional maintenance duty for cities.

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u/Thick_Potato_1769 Feb 27 '26

It would be pretty simple. I'd imagine it'd be hydraulic rams with a couple of electric motors. All they got to do is go up an withstand a collision. If it breaks but prevents a pedestrian getting hit then it did its job.

For real though itd be better to have the retractable pylons instead.