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This one in Reykjavík does wonders. I hardly ever have a car not stopping when I try to cross there.

https://www.google.com/maps/@64.1493811,-21.9324505,3a,75y,2...

Very nice design there. Elegant.

At zebra crossings pedestrians have right of way by law so I would hopes so.

Also adjust the sidewalk to make a bigger contrast (ie paint them blue or something like that)?

The law is messier than you would think. At least in WA (where I live) if a pedestrian steps out when it would be unreasonable to expect the car to be capable of stopping (e.g. you step out a foot in front of a car that is going the speed limit and you weren’t visible) the driver is not responsible.

If I saw that for the first time while driving, I would probably think it best to find another way altogether.

If you can't see a raised crosswalk, how can you claim to see someone wanting to cross the crosswalk?

It's absurd.

Did you watch the video? They're actually quite difficult to see

Even so, driving over these at 35mph is damaging to a vehicle.