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It is considered jaywalking and potentially unsafe to push the pedestrian button at a signalized intersection and then cross against the “Steady Hand” or “Flashing Hand” pedestrian signal indication, even if crossing within the painted crosswalk.
This also creates a lot of frustration for motorists when they see a pedestrian has already crossed and they are stopped and waiting unnecessarily for the exclusive pedestrian phase to end when no pedestrians are crossing.
Pedestrians should push the button and wait for the pedestrian signal to display the “Walking Person” and/or hear the audible message indicating, “The Walk Sign is On,” before crossing the intersection in the painted crosswalk.
The sign above is used at many of the Town’s traffic signals above the push button to explain how pedestrians should cross at a signalized intersection that has an exclusive pedestrian phase.
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