Originally Posted by noisebeam
I don't like buttons off to the the side of the road for cyclists to push. We have them here and they mean you must scurry up to the edge of the sidewalk which is a horrible place to be for left turns and going straight.
Not only that, but they can be physically difficult to reach (say if it's snowed recently) and can make it difficult to reenter the traffic flow. Not only that, but once you have gone over there, you've pretty much surrendered your right of way.