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Crosswalk button at Pasquotank and Glenwood. When I pressed the button, I was startled out of my shoes by a voice screaming "WAIT!" Though I tried to wait patiently as i retied my shoes, the rude voice kept screaming at me to WAIT! I finally had to jaywalk to get away from the ear piercing noise and I could still hear it screaming at me as I scurried down Glenwood. Really? Do we need more noise pollution? What's wrong with the gentle chirping for visually impaired and sighted alike? I can't believe adjacent home owners aren't complaining about this racket! Not a good idea. This obnoxious device actually encouraged me to jaywalk.