I was wondering about this guy! There is a red one at 18th & K St., NW

I walk and drive thru Dupont Circle on a regular basis so I see both sides of this — and while some drivers ignore the signs — most of the pedestrians must have a death wish — when the sign says “Don’t Walk” stay on the side walk and out of the street!

I’ve seen one in Philadelphia

This is Stikman and I’ve been tracking him down for a while. You can see some more I’ve been finding at dckaleidoscope.wordpress.com/tag/stikman/

I feel like I see these all the time, everywhere. Maybe because I work in Dupont, where there are several, though I feel like I’ve seen them all over Philadelphia and New York as well.

There is one on Constitution at 9th St.

Also, if there’s one at 18th & K, that’s no surprise, either.
That intersection is listed by the MPD as one of the most dangerous in Northwest. There’s a pattern here.

As a driver and a frequent walker through Dupont Circle, it is just a really scary circle for all. There are too many traffic lights in the circle and the street signs are really small making it hard to figure out which spoke to exit. Also, you have these crazy inner and outter loops so if you aren’t really familiar with the circle it is stressful. With the bikers and pedestrians in the mix some crossing when they should, some when they shouldn’t it makes it even more scary. You add the crazy aggressive drivers who honk and try to pass you and it just adds to the mix.

They’re in crosswalk at 7th & Constitution, by the Sculpture Garden.

Seems like these are the new “Toynbee Tiles”, just without the delusional ramblings. I was able to get a picture of the last Toynbee in DC before it was repaved out of existence near Farragut Square a few years ago.

I’ve heard that they mark intersections where pedestrian fatalities have occurred. Heard that a while ago. Not sure where I heard it from, so that doesn’t mean it’s true. But it makes sense to me considering the intersections where they are found.

I’ve seen one in Cape May, NJ