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First time I've seen the pedestrian crossing button pointing downward

On Granville Bridge with the new bike lanes, crossing is behind me @citylife #vancouver #urbanism #biketooter #city

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Ok, similar to the ones we have here in Germany at many crossroads.
They are colloquially called "Bettelampel" which translates to something like "beggar's traffic light", as you are kind of a second class traffic participant at this place and have to "beg" to get a timeslot allocated.