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The video of the HAWK Crosswalk System shows the system in action on the eastbound lane and working as detailed by the manufacturer. The video shows that once the crossing button is pushed, the system is activated making the yellow lights start flashing and then after a few seconds they become steady yellow lights. The steady yellow lights then turn into steady red lights during the pedestrian walk interval. After approximately six seconds (programmed for this particular crosswalk) the steady red lights turn into alternating red flashing lights, specifying the pedestrian clearance interval lasting approximately 16 seconds before the system goes dark again. The video shows the slight confusion/hesitation of the vehicles after the pedestrian has crossed the street while the red lights are still flashing. The first two cars, the silver Honda SUV and the maroon sedan, were next to each other stopped at the light and it took the Honda approximately three seconds to proceed, while it took the maroon sedan a few seconds longer. We conducted the crossing scenario several times and it was noted that in most instances the cars were hesitant for a few seconds, while the light was flashing red, before they proceeded through the crosswalk. It is good to see that the vehicle drivers are vigilant and careful at this dangerous crosswalk, but the hesitation does periodically build up traffic. Unfortunately during our field visit we did not see many pedestrians using the crosswalk and the one person we did see crossed the crosswalk without activating the HAWK system.