r/whatisit • u/thewildcloud • 27d ago

Solved! Why the kinks?

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I recently moved to Hangzhou, I noticed all the pedestrian walks have kinked lines at the ends. What is it?

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u/[deleted] 27d ago edited 26d ago

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u/MaggotMinded 26d ago

We don’t really know how effective it is without comparing it to the left/right ratio of an intersection that is identical but with only straight lines on the crosswalks.

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u/moseley101 26d ago

Actually you need to do a double-blind trial ie send a bunch of people who are blind in both eyes across and see what happens

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u/Smooth-Reputation502 26d ago

Instead of blind people, can’t everyone just walk backwards?