Countdown timers: time to counter?

Megan presented at the annual SNUG workshop in New Plymouth on countdown timers for pedestrians and cyclists. This included a critique of the current application of countdown timers in NZ, and a survey showing that only about half of New Zealanders understand it, and even fewer act in accordance.  

Megan also presented a summary of the many applications of countdown timers in other countries, and some of their findings. 

Megan’s conclusion is that it would be better to use countdown timers as a tool to give people information and allow them to decide whether they want to cross the road, or wait until next time. 

The presentation is available to view here.