When you push the pedestrian crossing traffic light button, does the traffic light change faster?
In a manner of speaking, yes. If you don’t push it, and there is absolutely no traffic or other pedestrian to push it, it will not change at all. The button notifies the control box that the light needs to be cycled. If you are there at 2 AM and the streets are desolate, it will change almost instantly (set for “no delay”). If you push it during busy traffic times, it likely will not make any difference at all as cars are already there alerting the inductive loop sensors (or other lesser used sensing systems) to the presence of traffic, and the need for the light to cycle. The light’s cycling time is preset, and based on traffic flow for certain time increments, usually in equal 30-second blocks.
