I'm going to side with the robot on this one. #BegButtons are inherently #inaccessible and unfriendly to pedestrians.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWUleqvjZR3/

Girsta AI Agency | Artificial Intelligence News on Instagram: "Videos circulating online show a Serve Robotics “Mingo” delivery robot stopping at a crosswalk and asking a pedestrian to push the walk‑signal button on its behalf. The man responds with anger, ranting about robots replacing human jobs and then walks away, leaving the robot stuck at the curb. Several cities already run delivery‑robot pilots that rely on this kind of human‑assisted signaling, especially where traffic‑light systems are not robot‑ready. As more machines move through sidewalks and intersections, incidents like this are likely to repeat and test public tolerance for shared infrastructure. @Girsta AI agency dedicated to providing real-time AI news. No brainrot."

50K likes, 4,220 comments - girsta on March 25, 2026: "Videos circulating online show a Serve Robotics “Mingo” delivery robot stopping at a crosswalk and asking a pedestrian to push the walk‑signal button on its behalf. The man responds with anger, ranting about robots replacing human jobs and then walks away, leaving the robot stuck at the curb. Several cities already run delivery‑robot pilots that rely on this kind of human‑assisted signaling, especially where traffic‑light systems are not robot‑ready. As more machines move through sidewalks and intersections, incidents like this are likely to repeat and test public tolerance for shared infrastructure. @Girsta AI agency dedicated to providing real-time AI news. No brainrot.".

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Something's wrong with all the traffic lights around here. I think they are stuck on "car" because I never see drivers getting out to push a button yet the lights still turn green every time. #BegButtons
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I’m wondering how to get to Groat bridge from 124St tomorrow. Some signs are still up so Groat Road SUP may still be closed. Signs were up suggesting 121St between 102 and Jasper might close. So, it’s either 136St to cross SPR and go Ramsey Ravine or fight SUVs on 116St or do 120St and wait forever at the Jasper #begbuttons. #yegbike
Not me sitting here wondering how I'm going to use the ten minutes of my life I get back every day now that the #BegButtons on my 2 mi route have been converted to automatic

#BegButtons around here rarely actually provide safe passage. I use them anyway, if only to give me something to point to when shouting at the motorists trying to run me over.

But this particular beg button is hardly worth the effort.

https://urbanists.video/w/n42UXWf81JPm6wLKnfxFqd

#SafeStreetsForAll #BikeTooter #Sidepath #Infrastructure #VisionZero

I hate this beg button

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I think my city saw my critique of #BegButtons and thought, “how can this be made worse?” This pole is in my video. You can see the cut in the sidewalk where the pole used to be. The dirt gap was a nice touch while the snow was melting and will be good in any heavy rains. #yegbike #BikeTooter #accessibility #influencer

https://youtu.be/IGNontUbeSA

Can you access beg buttons from your bakfiets?

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@TricycleMayor My disability hasn't limited me much yet but I've been advocating about how #BegButtons reinforce #CarCulture for some time. Trying to use them from a #bakfiets helped me notice even more how physically inaccessible some are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGNontUbeSA

Can you access beg buttons from your bakfiets?

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