Friday, August 28, 2009

When it gets down to five seconds, very calmly START RUNNING

Thanks to EV Grieve reader dianeb for passing along the following shots of the fancy new walk-don't walk signs at 14th Street and Third Avenue...



As she noted, "Kind of cute, letting you know how much time you have until you're squashed by a truck."

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3 comments:

  1. Bowery BoogieAugust 28, 2009 at 9:05 AM

    sorta takes the fun out of j-walking.

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  2. LenoxaveAugust 30, 2009 at 3:21 PM

    They have these in San Francisco. It's hilarious to think about NYC and the "countdown."

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  3. AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    great, this will be good for adding to my anxiety. i've been trying to get it up nice and high

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