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Thank you mines tomorrow I’m so nervous

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jrgboy in Australia its technically illegal but rarely is it enforced

I think the sensors are good but I find it clearer to put the signals directly ahead and nice and big

Spiritus they is one in jarrow we’re the button is placed behind you so your back is turned and you face the road to cross, most just guess by the cars stopping totally the daftest place I’ve seen one positioned

I hate the newer crossing things for this reason...

I don’t get why they can’t just combine pelican and puffin crossing. It seems like light technology is better and cheaper these days.

I hate the ones on the side as well - in Bath, they changed the crossings in the area in front of the railway station to order crossings with the far side signals and a countdown, which is much better imo

Yes logic would say so and my thoughts as well but not those dimwits who design these things.

When you have 2 crossings close together, whatever the type, they won't beep because otherwise, a blind person might hear the beep for the other crossing and then unknowingly walk out into traffic, and there's always a little cone on the bottom of the yellow box with the button that spins when the man is green

Agree 100%! They were rolled out with no publicity campaigns or anything.

If you're approaching a light that is already green and you don't know for how long, you should assume that it won't stay green ... Because it won't.... You wait the next green!

​​@@mikewade777uffin crossings will hold the red light until the crossing is clear. Green means you can cross, and there is a buffer before it changes anyway. Stand around during a green light waiting for the next one? No way! I have stuff to do

Ikr the pedex Countdown ones are way better

You are right. I should have covered them too

Except for the ones were they use a ring of LEDs.

Belisha crossings were the fore runner of Zebra crossings. In those days they just had the beacons and not much else possibly stripey posts I believe. Later they introduced the striped road and silver studs across the road and a group of six silver studs on approach. Later the zig-zags were introduced, a continental idea from the 70's The problem with traffic light controlled crossings is that both drivers and pedestrians are each looking at lights. This is one reason the "Green Man" far side of the crossing was eliminated. The unease this gave people caused pedestrians to look around to see what the traffic is doing and not stare at a light. An audible confirmation of safe to cross occurs on many crossings. Zebra crossings perform very well for pedestrians once traffic has stopped. Drivers and pedestrians each look directly at each other to know what is happening. I think they could update zebras with a detection pad at the kerb backed with video cameras to ascertain whether drivers failed to stop when someone was waiting and the video could show if kids were abusing the crossing.

Interesting seeing you here too! Did you google this as well, or did it appear in your recommended?

@@tbbelevators3181 Hiya TBB. I'm friends with him. This is the guy I went to Chernobyl and Pripyat with a few years ago now, so I know him and watch his videos :)

@@mrmattandmrchay oh interesting! I watch your KZfaq as I also have an interest in lifts, and then googled this video randomly, so I was a bit interested as to if you’d done the same

Some puffin crossings have a beep, but the reason why some pedestrian crossings don't have a beep is because if you have two crossings that are next to eachother, a beep could be dangerous for a blind person. If they heard the beep for the other crossing, they might think it's safe, not realizing the beep wasn't for them, and walk straight into danger, and all crossings have a little cone on the bottom of the box with the button that spins when there's the green man

So did I mate

Elaborate?

What are you talking about 'best in the World' ? They're just the same as most Countries, if anything, they're outdated.

Crossings close to other crossings, whether they're puffin or pelican, don't beep because a blind person might hear another crossing beeping, think it's safe to cross and walk straight into the path of an oncoming car, it's not just random whether there's a beep or not, and there's a little cone on the bottom of the box with the button that spins when the green man is on

@@grassytramtracks interesting fact! thank you

That's how newer pedestrian crossing signals function in the US. The "go" symbol (very similar to that of the UK, except white instead of green) indicates that persons should begin crossing. The "stop" symbol (a red hand) flashes when the crossing period is nearing its end, turning static when time has expired.

I don't think it makes any difference because everyone just goes when they want to, completely ignoring the signals, if you look both ways and/or the cars are waiting, most people just go, whatever light is showing

Mortem Extramundane, some of us might touch the bottom of the red and green man box. If it spins, this lets us know that the light is green

Most crossings do (I've never seen one which doesn't, but I know ones without do exist)

Yes. Toucan crossings are when you can ride or just walk across the crossing. It must be called that because 'two-can' cross

Unless it's a fake.

they have some installed in the Raynes Park area as it seems that Merton Council like this design of crossing - its on the one way system

Thanks! There's usually one on my videos. I check and check again then notice it after it's uploaded 😖

@inside outside upside downside Mate he's probably just from a rough place. We have good towns and housos and the rough like everyone else. The country is actually one of the nicest places we just speak differently so we come across as cunts.

Yes, of all things I forgot to include was a zebra crossing!

You forgot the Pegasus crossing for horses and ponies.

There's no need for insults