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The traffic lights on the Rainbow Crossing on Bourke St Darlinghurst default to green for pedestrians & bikes; they only give permissions to cars after the induction sensors detected them and an orange cycle for pedestrians & bikes. As do the lights at Martin Place and Phillip St in Sydney.

Why do the unprivileged have to take more action (press buttons, fill in forms, etc) to access public spaces and services that are automated around the lives of people with privilege? 2/2

I was thinking about this the other day while stopped in my cycle lane waiting for a red light clearing a route for cars that is almost never used. 1. Sensors to detect vehicles 2. Push button fail-safe 3. In-car transponder to trigger fail-safe.