Crosswalk warning lighting system

A method of alerting a pedestrian that a crosswalk warning light has been activated, the method comprising:

• the pedestrian activating a crosswalk warning light system;
• the crosswalk warning light system directing light in a first optical path to the road in front of the crosswalk and directing light in a second optical path to the road behind the crosswalk;
• and the crosswalk warning light system directing light in a third optical path to at least one optical element which deviates the third optical path by between sixty degrees to one hundred and twenty degrees to provide a deviated optical path that is aligned with the crosswalk, and is between sixty degrees to one hundred and twenty degrees to the first and the second optical paths.

A crosswalk warning light system, the crosswalk warning light system including two light, each light comprising:

• a housing which includes a front, the front including a first end and a second end, at least one end including at least one slot, a face with at least one aperture, the aperture defining an outside edge, a step with a riser, the step including or housing at least one optical element, the riser adjacent the outside edge, a top shaped to conform to the front, a bottom shaped to conform to the top, and a back;
• and at least one bank of light emitting diode (LED) lights positioned such that a portion of the bank of light emitting diodes is aligned with the aperture and a portion of the bank of light emitting diodes is aligned with the step, wherein the at least one optical element is configured to deviate an incident optical path by between sixty degrees to one hundred and twenty degrees to provide a deviated optical path that is aligned with the at least one slot.