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Texas banned rainbow-painted crosswalks – but locals found a workaround to restore the LGBTQ Pride symbol
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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From the last time this was brought up:
It’s less about it being visible and more about a consistent and recognizable stopping point.
If a driver can't recognize a crosswalk, no matter the color palette, they shouldn't have a license.
We have crosswalks in my city that are just musical notes in an arrangement that is completely unrecognizable as a crosswalk. If you didn't live here, I doubt you'd know they're supposed to be crosswalks.
Are they in intersections? At end of a walkway? Drivers should recognize them.
A few of them are just in the middle of a one way street with no intersection or pedestrian crossing lights. Like the one between the police station and city hall.
The downtown area of this city is a huge clusterfuck of nonsense.