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[CS1983]

Here are the DOT/MUCTD guidelines on art/colors in crosswalks:

https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/resources...ns/3_09_24.htm

These crosswalks are clearly a violation of published standards.

The evolution of crosswalk treatments continued into the form of "crosswalk art" because it was becoming a common misconception that as long as the white transverse lines were present—thereby legally marking the crosswalk—then the agency was free to treat the interior portion of the crosswalk as it desired. In 2011, the FHWA issued an additional Official Ruling4 that crosswalk art—defined as any freeform design to draw attention to the crosswalk—would degrade the contrast of the white transverse lines against the composition of the pavement beneath it. In deviating from previous Official Rulings on the matter that concluded an increased factor of safety and decreased number of pedestrian deaths were not evident after installation, this 2011 Official Ruling stated that the use of crosswalk art is actually contrary to the goal of increased safety and most likely could be a contributing factor to a false sense of security for both motorists and pedestrians.

The FHWA's position has always been, and continues to be that subdued-colored aesthetic treatments between the legally marked transverse crosswalk lines are permissible provided that they are devoid of retroreflective properties and that they do not diminish the effectiveness of the legally required white transverse pavement markings used to establish the crosswalk. Examples of acceptable treatments include brick lattice patterns, paving bricks, paving stones, setts, cobbles, or other resources designed to simulate such paving. Acceptable colors for these materials would be red, rust, brown, burgundy, clay, tan or similar earth tone equivalents. All elements of pattern and color for these treatments are to be uniform, consistent, repetitive, and expected so as not to be a source of distraction. No element of the aesthetic interior treatment is to be random or unsystematic. No element of the aesthetic interior treatment can implement pictographs, symbols, multiple color arrangements, etc., or can otherwise attempt to communicate with any roadway user.

*Ring, Ring* "Hi Frank Azar, I'm about to take a walk... you busy today?"

[ben4372]

Nearly every crosswalk in the city has some sort of tread mark on it. Is that paint even "traffic rated"? That painting and now the investigating of this is such a waste of resources. Let's post an officer on site to "patrol" it. Are we out of problems? I suppose the only thing left is to elect a modern "Caligula".

[BPTactical]

Here are the DOT/MUCTD guidelines on art/colors in crosswalks:

https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/resources...ns/3_09_24.htm

These crosswalks are clearly a violation of published standards.



*Ring, Ring* "Hi Frank Azar, I'm about to take a walk... you busy today?"

Yup, clear violation.
Only problem is the Fed DOT won't do shit about it, the Program Administrator for the Denver region is a former CDOT prick who is bedfellows with Denver, City and County of, Traffic who are all former CDOT babies.

[beast556]

Just wait this is just the beginning. The more east coasters and califorians move here it will get much worse at a rapid pace.

[Irving]

It's nothing new really. Police have been investigating dumb BS ever since the public has had the phone number to contact them.

[theGinsue]

Frankly, had the term "cross walk" not been used in the story I would have been hard pressed to identify that as an actual cross walk versus assuming it was some sort of rainbow/pro-LGBTWMOUSE artwork on the road.

[OtterbatHellcat]

This state is so fucked.

Yes.


rainbow/pro-LGBTWMOUSE artwork on the road.

Yes.

[Gman]

Denver....what a shithole.

[68Charger]

Is it possible that the paint they used is more slippery than the pavement, resulting in the skid marks directly?

Oh, the irony.

[Eric P]

Is it illegal to leave skid marks?

Does denver make you pay to remove skid marks?

If the answer is no to both of these, let's go make skid marks here.