Things that need to change: 'Beg buttons'

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[Ralph Ayres]

But that would only work in some cases where there is an intermittent pedestrian traffic flow. Where the pedestrian traffic is continuous, giving pedestrians on demand priority all the time would bring road traffic to a halt. 

...demonstrating the de facto situation for pedestrians on busy roads without a dedicated crossing. "Where vehicle traffic is continuous, giving vehicles priority all the time brings pedestrian traffic to a halt." Some councils' approach to public footpaths interrupted by major roads, or a "Village turn" type bus stop on the main road, involves no more than putting up pedestrians crossing warning triangles and leaving pedestrians to their own devices; the A41 between Bicester and the M40 is a notable example.