It's never Dull in 'Ull

For those that do not know, I moved to Hull in 2000, and I have stayed here ever since.  The city of Hull has its problems, like many other inner cities, but the Council and Business have been working together to try and improve things for the people of Hull.  We have had new shopping centres added to our city and although some shops have come and gone they are pleasant places to visit.  The Bus Station has also been modernised, but there was a design feature that might not have been foreseen.  There is a road that the buses use to enter and leave the bus station.  Because bus drivers get moaned at by customers and supervisors alike, they used to drive quite quickly into and out of the bus station.  The road they use is on the route between one shopping centre (St. Stephan's) and the Train Station, and the main town centre and the other shopping centre (Princes' Quay).  Not surprisingly, some people are in a rush to get from one side of the road to the other, and there have been many 'near misses' on this road.  The main cause is that people do not wait for the 'green man' before crossing. 
It is thought that people use a 'cost/benefit analysis' when making their decisions.  In this case it would involve and examination of the costs of crossing against the 'green man', and the costs of not crossing against the 'green man, etc.  and all sorts of information goes into the making of a decision.  The Council have decided to add a further piece of information into the 'mix'.  They will install a display, linked to the traffic signals, that displays the amount of time until the next 'green man' indicates that it is safe to cross.  If this displays a significant time until the next 'green man' then this will decrease the benefits of waiting for the next 'green man'.  Obviously a shorter time will decrease the costs of waiting. 
Overall, I would expect it to not influence the amount of 'near misses' on this very busy road, as it will not affect the biggest benefit of crossing against the 'green man', looking 'cool'. 
Personally, I would allow natural selection to have a full influence in the operation of this crossing, and those too stupid or too impatient to wait for the 'green man' to get what is coming to them.  The pity of it is, the poor drivers will probably suffer as well.