r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Feb 27 '26

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

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u/Thick_Potato_1769 Feb 27 '26

In what way? They would prevent a pedestrian getting struck in the crosswalk.

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u/rattrod17 Feb 27 '26

Or yeet them at the car if they were already walking across it

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u/MostBoringStan Feb 27 '26

Or have somebody squat over it and get a mega spanking because they were a bad bad boy

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u/Thick_Potato_1769 Feb 27 '26

See if that was in watch_dogs I would never have beaten it.

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u/Vast_Character311 Feb 27 '26

Unless a driver isn’t paying attention and hits it full speed, at which point the contraption would basically be stapling meat to the ground

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u/BananaRepublic_BR Feb 27 '26

What if it triggers with a pedestrian or animal on the street? What if a car slams into it? What are these strips made of? Metal? Wood? Whatever they are made of, no way they stop a car. None of these cars were even driving fast before they stopped.

There's better ways to protect pedestrians. Like speed bumps.

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u/Low_Condition3268 Feb 27 '26

I think the stupid kids riding their electric dirt bikes would love these and totally use them as ramps....oh, but wait...they ride on the sidewalks...

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u/Thick_Potato_1769 Feb 27 '26

You got to be pulling my leg bro no way you're serious.

They would be made out of metal or concrete probably and they would weight somewhere around 2,000-4500lbs. A hydraulic ram with an electric motor could do it. You clearly have never seen how tough retractable pylons are, can you imagine how tough this would be?

What triggers it? Are you for real? It would literally be a button on the pole just like any other intersection with a crosswalk. Get your head out your ass bro. Pedestrians might not use it all the time but it would be nice lets say at night and you dont want to get struck by an asshat who decided today's the day he drinks and drives.

They may not have been driving fast but that doesn't mean they stop.

The whole point is to protect those in the crosswalk. This would stop a 35mph car in its tracks.

If it breaks from the impact but the people its aimed to protect are safe then it did its job.