On 7/25/2025 at 1:43 PM, HappyExpat57 said:

Don't need Smart Crossings, you need Smart drivers, and that's not happening any time soon.

ha ha

9 hours ago, KannikaP said:

What's the difference between a Zebra and a Pelican Crossing?

I know, I can ask Chat GPT, but I like to say Good Morning to AN.

Pelican crossing in UK has traffic lights, push a button and then lights change to red so traffic has to stop. Zebra crossing has no traffic lights but traffic still has to give way to pedestrians. Running either in the UK carries a dangerous driving offence I believe, serious traffic violation.

17 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Today at my daughters school, with a guard with a red flag protecting the Zebra crossing, a motorcycle taxi literally pushed through the flag arm of the guard and right through the children. I seriously gave thought to chasing him down and beating him within an inch of his life, somebody needs to knock some sense into these people, completely uncalled for and endangering children......Unacceptable!!!!

Needs a flag and a truncheon then!

15 hours ago, Petey11 said:

Pelican crossing in UK has traffic lights, push a button and then lights change to red so traffic has to stop. Zebra crossing has no traffic lights but traffic still has to give way to pedestrians. Running either in the UK carries a dangerous driving offence I believe, serious traffic violation.

Why have two different, red and orange lights. Both mean stop

20 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Why have two different, red and orange lights. Both mean stop

IIRC the early rules for a Pelican crossing were that for blinking amber, traffic had to wait for pedestrians to finish crossing, but could move when clear. It was quite civilized and from a more tolerant time!

On 7/31/2025 at 3:22 AM, KannikaP said:

Why have two different, red and orange lights. Both mean stop

 

Pelican crossings are for busier locations and hence the instructions are more in your face.

 

We also have toucan and puffin crossings.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A6T94jwGH/.  not stoping bike person hit despite "smart" crossing. 

On 8/1/2025 at 6:56 PM, treetops said:

 

Pelican crossings are for busier locations and hence the instructions are more in your face.

 

We also have toucan and puffin crossings.

In which country?

Differences please

8 hours ago, KannikaP said:

In which country?

Differences please

 

UK again.

 

https://www.safedrivingforlife.info/blog/cars/guide-zebra-puffin-pelican-and-toucan-crossings/