“The city on Monday unveiled a newly painted three-dimensional crosswalk at one of its elementary schools, and officials said they planned to install more of them soon at other schools.

“The crosswalk is actually flat, but its stripes appear to an approaching driver to be floating white blocks.

Such optical illusions, intended to get drivers to pay attention and drive slowly, have caught on in a handful of cities around the world.”

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A commenter pointed out the faded cross-walk painted lines on Route 462 following the Saturday post (Wandering and wondering on the Saturday before Easter). Here’s a photo of the faded crosswalk. Few vehicle drivers will yield to pedestrians when signs are not marked or barely marked.