"Only the first push of the pedestrian cross button does anything," says Nathan Abler, a Caltrans spokesman. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 83°F. Sunday, May 11th 2025 ...

Q. It makes me wiggy to see people repeatedly pushing the walk button on traffic-signal poles. Over and over and over. Does that really speed up the process?

“Only the first push of the pedestrian cross button does anything,” Nathan Abler, a Caltrans spokesman, told Honk in an email. “Additional pushes are unnecessary.” Honk says if it reduces anxiety ...