How Pedestrian

[Rantz]

I used to press them a ton when we had actual push buttons. Then most crossings switched to touch buttons and they give such a clear, definite response that I would feel like a total asshole pushing it more.

http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/pu...ges/fig4_4.jpg

These things?

Yep, those! I totally did not know about the religious thing and reading about it now is pretty hilarious. Although apparently the original design was not meant that way, it was what the owner of the company saw in the design and decided to communicate. It makes me want to go out and paint them to look like buttholes though.