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Friday, April 26, 2019

Two elementary school students design 3D crosswalk in front of their school

MEDFORD, Mass. - A crosswalk in Massachusetts appears to rise up off the street. It was a safety idea thought up by two elementary students. They're hoping that the crosswalk makes you stop and think, with the emphasis on the stop.

"I love it! It looks amazing. Exactly how I pictured it and more," fourth-grader Isa told WBZ.

It's an amazing illusion painted on the driveway of the Brooks Elementary School in Medford, which appears to pop right up out of the street. "When you're walking across you can tell it's painted, but what we hope is when you're driving down you'll see it as, like 3D, three dimensional, so it looks real," said Isa.

The unique crosswalk is the brainchild of Eric and Isa. They wanted to do something when Eric's brother had a close call with a car. "We were thinking of a way we could do something to help make the street safer," said Isa.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

These kids made the same mistake as OC managers. Nowhere do I see the Label "Cross Walk". Everycrosswalk looks different and I have witnessed OC tourists without even a clue jaywalking.

Anonymous said...

Saw it on the news last night..it looks like the road has huge bumps so drivers slow down.

Anonymous said...

3:18 I would think the stop sign would make drivers slow down.

Anonymous said...


Maybe Jake could satisfy his craving for tearing up the streets by painting 3D roundabouts. We know he and his merry band have already glommed up crosswalks.

Anonymous said...

Northwest Woodsman: Brilliant!!!