Some find Salt Lake City crosswalk flags ‘demeaning.’ Do drivers actually stop for them?

As officials gear up to again promote the longstanding, bright orange flags, some question how effective they are.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) "It's a little hairy," said James Campos, left, of dodging traffic while crossing 255 S. West Temple at the pedestrian crosswalk with his colleague Gabriel Valdivia on Friday, February 3, 2023. Salt Lake City is reinvesting in the longstanding, bright orange crosswalk flags, but some question how effective they are.

Some find Salt Lake City crosswalk flags ‘demeaning.’ Do drivers actually stop for them?

As officials gear up to again promote the longstanding, bright orange flags, some question how effective they are.

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