I believe the crosswalk/traffic light was installed sometime around 1994, which is when the person who relayed the story to me attended the university.
Yep, figured. I've always wondered how people actually got around there. The entire area feels like a death trap. Even when I'm in a car, the roundabout feels sketchy.
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5130025,13.3266565,18.56z
Here's an old aerial photo from 1989 for comparison: https://gdi.berlin.de/data/luftbild_1989_10/pictures/1989_10...
I believe the crosswalk/traffic light was installed sometime around 1994, which is when the person who relayed the story to me attended the university.