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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 01:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SA Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Impatient pedestrians eager to get across the street stop, point and laugh when they realize that the usually-static human figure in the crosswalk signal is dancing maniacally, waving its arms and legs. Not only is the figure dancing, it&#8217;s mimicking the real-time movements of passersby in a nearby booth. The &#8216;WhatAreYouFOR&#8217; campaign by Smart aims <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2014/09/17/dancing-traffic-signal-makes-crossing-the-street-more-fun/">&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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<div id="urb-ads-toc-box" class="post-ads-toc-box urb-ads-toc" style="display:none;"></div><p>Impatient pedestrians eager to get across the street stop, point and laugh when they realize that the usually-static human figure in the crosswalk signal is dancing maniacally, waving its arms and legs. Not only is the figure dancing, it&rsquo;s mimicking the real-time movements of passersby in a nearby booth.</p>
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<p>The &lsquo;<a href="http://int.smart.com/en/en/index/smart-campaigns/whatareyoufor/for-a-safer-city.html">WhatAreYouFOR&rsquo; campaign by Smart</a> aims to make intersections safer by providing some attention-getting entertainment.</p>
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<p>The people waiting to cross often can&rsquo;t help dancing right along with the little figure, unaware that a real person is busting moves in an adjacent plaza, their dancing captured on camera and translated into the red pixelated silhouette.</p>
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<p>As a result, according to the creators, 81% more people stopped at the red light, increasing safety all around. &ldquo;And they even had more fun doing so.&rdquo;</p>
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