Los Angeles-area Assemblymember Miguel Santiago recently proposed a bill that would make it legal to begin crossing the street when the flashing countdown is on. Currently, police can issue tickets to ...

New legislation aims to close a loophole that spares motorists from punishment for barreling into pedestrians. The bill being introduced Tuesday by Public Advocate Letitia James would give pedestrians ...

A Los Angeles councilman is giving the green light to a California bill designed to clear up confusion over when pedestrians can legally cross a street. Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar voiced ...

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar has voiced his support for state legislation that would allow pedestrians to cross a street even if the crosswalk countdown has already begun.

First-of-its-kind RRFB combines radar intelligence, real traffic data collection, and pedestrian countdown guidance. ATLANTA, Jan. 20, 2026 / PRZen / As pedestrian safety challenges grow more complex ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- While San Francisco cracks down on dangerous drivers in an attempt to increase pedestrian safety, it may come as a surprise to some that the last minute dash some pedestrians ...

No wonder everybody's confused by those countdown clocks at crosswalks that alert pedestrians to how many seconds remain before the solid, red "Don't walk" hand is lit. Even the San Francisco ...

The city’s most dangerous pedestrian crossings are being outfitted with “countdown” signals, the Department of Transportation said yesterday. The agency has begun installing the first wave of ...