A lot of people seem to not realize this, and those new fangled pedestrial crossing signals aren’t exactly intuitive either, but when those red lights go from steady-red to flashing red, you are free to go providing that the crosswalk is clear.
For us bikers sitting there in the sun and no AC on a hot summer day, moving sooner than later is preferred!!
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