@newyorkinjurylawfirm: Is It Illegal to Touch a Crosswalk Button?! 🚦📱 You're stuck at a red light for too long. You get out and press the pedestrian button thinking it will change the signal. The law actually doesn't see that as a problem. Follow For More! ✅ @newyorkinjuryattorney #traffic #legal #crosswalk
In my city it is 100% illegal to press the button with no intention of crossing.
2026-07-01 06:38:20
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serena.t.00 :
Those buttons don’t change the timing of the traffic signals 🙄
2026-07-31 16:31:46
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michaelkelley9246 :
won't work
2026-08-01 04:01:50
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ChickenWing :
I’ve never seen a crosswalk button work ever.
2026-07-01 20:37:23
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Tapdanceman :
It’s legal but jaywalking isn’t. Great job lawyer. 👍
2026-06-29 22:22:10
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Girrafe :
ive done this on my motorcycle when the lights dont see me. -- there are laws around running the light, I choose to use the cross walk because its much safer for me and the other cars
2026-07-31 17:08:59
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Superstar Bear :
so you guys should know it a placebo effect in most cities so I dose not matter if press it or not
2026-07-01 13:51:37
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Jedi Dad :
These buttons do absolutely nothing to the lighting patterns of a crosswalk. They only control the walk/don’t walk indicators. In reality many of these buttons are not even connected and that is why they are often called “placebo buttons”! It’s hilarious to watch people rapid fire push these buttons th8nking they some how control a cities street light algorithm 😂😂
2026-07-01 22:21:16
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Wael :
She jaywalked in the process
2026-07-01 16:26:08
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Jester :
only thing that button does is insure the crossers have enough time
2026-07-05 02:15:51
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Paul Nelson :
That is not going to make the light change. That is only to give ext time to cross the street.
2026-06-30 23:27:33
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Landon :
why was she running perfectly on the blinkers sound when coming back
2026-06-30 23:32:35
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Bob :
Who cares
2026-07-09 11:46:13
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austin..✝️ :
At a stop light there are presser lines under the road to alert for the lights to change, but you have to be far enough up to signal your there so the first car may not be far enough to the white line
2026-07-14 20:38:43
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Joe Hoover :
Literally did nothing
2026-07-06 14:08:04
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OldSchoolM :
Traffic Regulations: In Massachusetts, intentionally obstructing or impeding traffic without justification can be grounds for general public disturbance or disorderly conduct citations
2026-07-01 06:40:05
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Kyle Frey :
Not illegal
2026-07-01 18:41:00
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The SCIF🥓 :
I’ve been told those buttons don’t do anything. They’re just there to make people think it’s happening faster
2026-07-11 04:47:37
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kevinsparks93 :
the only time the button would change the light as if it's very early in the morning when there's no traffic
2026-07-02 11:45:11
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EmpressK :
in MA all the lights would turn red for the person to cross so you would still be stuck at a red light
2026-07-02 01:32:53
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SkyKingFan43 :
Why are the lights so bad that this happens
2026-06-30 22:39:57
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Troy Pow :
who the hell are you? I like the other guy
2026-07-07 02:49:52
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jajuwheheeh :
didn't even work
2026-07-08 02:59:57
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