Virtue SignalingUK - Surrey County Council announces they'll be spending more money on rainbow crosswalks; sanity in the comments section

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[–]Datachost 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Really showing where their priorities lie here, when they've already been told these crossings are are hazardous to the disabled, the visually impaired especially. They're also not compliant with the Highway Code, which opens the door for some lawyer to argue his client couldn't have known it was supposed to be a crossing he was meant to stop at.

Also, what do these crossings actually do? Did the ones in London form a protective barrier and stop those two lesbians from being assaulted at the weekend? No? Maybe that money would have been better spent on increasing night time police presence

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Also, what do these crossings actually do? Did the ones in London form a protective barrier and stop those two lesbians from being assaulted at the weekend? No?

Exactly. That's why I think this is the prime example of virtue signaling. HOW, exactly, does painting some stripes on the ground help LGB people?? Or even trans people? Just seems like some in-group vs. out-group signaling.

[–]filbs111 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

A number of the comments in the article arguably also can be applied to the installation of the coloured stripes over the poor old zebra crossing. example:

"it's obviously been vandalised by individuals that feel that it doesn't represent them".

Beyond the waste of taxpayers money, it seems odd to use a crossing for this, that's designed to be recognised and understood by road users, who have a lot to pay attention to and process, in order to minimise their chances of having accidents that result in injury and death. If the council really must blow money on this stuff, why not pay for a billboard, paint a bin or something?

The comments section apparently has 31 comments, but none of them are visible. Did somebody not like them? Or is the website just generally broken?

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If you click on the "31 comments" button, it should open them up so that they're accessible to read, and you can press "load more comments" to load them all.

edit: Also I completely agree about using a billboard or trash can instead. A crosswalk actually has a functional purpose, and like you said, we don't need more things that distract drivers from driving...

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Absolutely iresponsible by the council, totally irelivent, danger to pedestrians and drivers alike! Allready had enough with the "Woke" brigade on the M25, leave the roads alone and plant more trees!

What an incredible waste of money to placate the “woke” element!!

can we find out which councillors voted for these crossings so we can vote them out? These crossings are a total of waste of £55k+, and they're terrible for blind people (guide dogs are confused by them) and elderly people. Lithuania banned them this year as they were linked to accidents

Absolutely wrong that councils should waste money on these rainbow crossing at tax payers expense. Gay community represent about 1.5% of Uk population. These crossing represent what is offensive to other members of the community too. As a once Christian country im saddened at the presence of these. Its not what you and i think is right or wrong. Its against what God has provided for man and women. GENESIS chap2 v21 and Romans chap1 v26. Scripture hasnt changed.

I'm gay and I think they're a waste of time, that rainbow flag has been hijacked by intolerant authoritarians and I feel sick every time i see it now.

I assume the council has decided that getting woke cookies, is more important that taking the needs of disabled people into consideration? Would anyone on the council like to explain to my autistic child why it doesn’t matter that she will refuse to cross it, as it’s ‘the wrong colour’ or she finds it overwhelming, as the colours are too busy? Would you like to explain to blind people that the fact that it confuses some of the dogs, thus putting them at risk of injury or worse, is really way down your list of priorities. The needs of the disabled in your community, trampled over by the wants of others. If anyone is injured as a result of you ‘vandalising’ the crossings, I hope they sue the backside off the council. You’ve been told how it affects the disabled, so pleading ignorance won’t protect you.

Total waste of money, I'd rather take my chances with the traffic then use that sort of crossing anyway. Fair play to the vandals I say

[–]millicentfawcett 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Eventually a visually impaired person, horse rider or small child is going to be killed or injured in an RTA involving one of these crossings. Then it will finally stop the virtue signalling. As always decent health and safety policy gets written in blood.

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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I really wonder whether the people who advocate for this type of policy ever read the comments sections.

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The rainbow sidewalks are so bizarre to me. Sidewalks are intended to be stepped on and driven over. What's the intended symbolism exactly?

In Canada there seems to be constant drama about whether people are intentionally leaving tire marks on rainbow crosswalks. Seems inevitable and unpreventable when you put a political symbol literally down in the road.

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sidewalks are intended to be stepped on and driven over. What's the intended symbolism exactly?

Lol that's such a good point. Very empowering, hahaha.

In Canada there seems to be constant drama about whether people are intentionally leaving tire marks on rainbow crosswalks. Seems inevitable and unpreventable when you put a political symbol literally down in the road.

Ok come on, people leave tire marks on the regular road. And the colors are bright, any tire marks are gonna stand out all the more...

[–]CaptainMooseEx-Bathhouse Employee 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The rainbow crosswalks are just plain stupid because they don't actually do anything to help LGB people as a demographic. Like, maybe instead of investing in this, they could invest in more beds at youth homeless shelters given the overrepresentation of LGB teens among homeless youth. It's just busywork.