Pedestrian crossing flag
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A pedestrian crossing flag are flags that are used by pedestrians to increase visibility and alert drivers of their presence while they cross the street. They are usually used in the United States.
The first pedestrian crossing flags were used around 2000 at pedestrian crossings in Salt Lake City.[1][2] The flags are meant to be used by crossing pedestrians to alert drivers of their presence while crossing to avoid being hit by a car. The program started by promoting 100 crosswalks.[3] Texas Tech University reported that the flags made cars yield 74% of the time at four sites.[4]
The flags started being used by other cities in the United States. Cities such as Kirkland, Washington, McCall, Idaho, Berkeley, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, Cupertino, California[5] and Seattle, Washington, had sponsorships for pedestrian crossing flags at crosswalks.[2][6] Seattle ended the program in 2008 after not much usage by pedestrians.[3]
On April 1, 2024, a campaign began in Granville Island, with bricks being placed at pedestrian crossings, as opposed to flags.[7] Other such crossings were implemented in Arlington, Virginia.[8]
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