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[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

A crosswalk island isn’t for hanging out in the landscaping, it’s a break in the middle of the road so pedestrians only have to navigate one direction of traffic at a time when crossing a road.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refuge_island

Also there are sidewalks now.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

My experience with refuge islands as a driver is also great. On roads where there's one lane per direction, when I stop as I'm legally required to at a crosswalk where there's a pedestrian waiting, I know there's not going to be some inattentive dumbfuck on the opposite side driving through anyway and keeping the pedestrian waiting (and, by extension, me).