Yes, you could use a stop sign. I am used to (in the UK) them instead putting the white road markings that mean “give way”. I am not sure how much value the stop sign adds, because when they start moving again we still need to trust to the driver’s vision. I suppose we need to place less faith in their judgement.
Zebra crossings are always well lit for that reason. But yes, a sensible pedestrian (esp. at night) would not step in front of a speeding car, but instead signal their intention to cross and begin crossing when the car stops or slows. I did a quick look for statistics on zebra crossing injuries and deaths and couldn’t find anything clear in 5 mins, instead I found a news article about the country’s “most dangerous zebra crossing” being turned into traffic lights. It has videos, which basically show everything you are thinking can go wrong, going wrong. (A link if you are interested : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66298370 )
Yes, you could use a stop sign. I am used to (in the UK) them instead putting the white road markings that mean “give way”. I am not sure how much value the stop sign adds, because when they start moving again we still need to trust to the driver’s vision. I suppose we need to place less faith in their judgement.
Zebra crossings are always well lit for that reason. But yes, a sensible pedestrian (esp. at night) would not step in front of a speeding car, but instead signal their intention to cross and begin crossing when the car stops or slows. I did a quick look for statistics on zebra crossing injuries and deaths and couldn’t find anything clear in 5 mins, instead I found a news article about the country’s “most dangerous zebra crossing” being turned into traffic lights. It has videos, which basically show everything you are thinking can go wrong, going wrong. (A link if you are interested : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66298370 )