ILLUMINATING A ROAD CROSSING TO INDICATE A SAFE CROSSING CONDITION FOR A USER

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the safety of pedestrians at a road crossing. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring sensor data about a pedestrian and a vehicle in surroundings of a road crossing. The method further includes identifying an intention to cross the road crossing of the pedestrian and a driving behavior of the vehicle. The method additionally includes determining a safety condition for the pedestrian to cross the road crossing based, at least in part, on the driving behavior. Moreover, the method includes controlling at least one lighting mechanism of the road crossing according to the safety condition.