Streetpong Makes Crossing Streets in Germany More Fun [Video]

Innovators around the world are coming up with all sorts of gimmicks to get people to stay put at intersections instead of risking their lives by trying to run the red light, or zigzag in-between traffic.

In Germany, some students came up with a concept for StreetPong, a device that allows pedestrians to entertain each other with a game of Pong from across the street while waiting for their turn to cross. After two years of development, StreetPong finally hit the streets.

The devices have been renamed ActiWait, and were installed at city intersections in Hildesheim, Germany.