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As somewhat of a casual expert on jaywalking I can report that one of the chief issues that this does not solve is that inattention and carelessness--not lack of slavish obedience to lights--are primary sources of danger in urban street crossing scenarios. Keep your head on a swivel.

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I always say watch the cars, not the lights.

That makes me wonder if the dancing light creates more risk. What happened when the light turned green in the video? I know what I did, I carefully started watching the green man, waiting to see if he would also dance, or do something cool. Do you really want people crossing the street, being less likely to look both ways because they're busy watching to see if the light does something fun? If a car runs a red, I feel like more people would be caught off guard with this light.

I had a similar thought. This hypothesis could also be applied to red light cameras.

How does this apply to red light cameras? If you're too distracted by a camera you probably shouldn't be crossing the street to begin with.

I'm referring to the effect red light cameras have on drivers rather than pedestrians.

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