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Loads of these in NZ cities. They're easily the best type of intersection for urban centres. We have countdown timers on the crossings so pedestrians know how l
by craigds 9y ago
Loads of these in NZ cities. They're easily the best type of intersection for urban centres. We have countdown timers on the crossings so pedestrians know how long they have (25 seconds), which makes them even more useful, and prevents people crossing when there's only a few seconds left.
- santaclaus 9y agoAre these recent in NZ? I used to work in Wellington and don't remember seeing these around.
- ppog 9y agoAuckland has had a few for at least 10 years. They are used for some of the very busy intersections on Queen Street (a busy shopping street that also carries a lot of cars and buses), and seem to work well. Regarding Wellington, I can think of only one, which I think was put in a few years ago at a 5-way intersection that had a lot of foot traffic and was quite accident-prone; I think it's been successful in simplifying how pedestrians use the intersection and reducing accidents, and doesn't seem to have worsened traffic flow.
- richdougherty 9y agoYeah it seems much simpler to me. I laughed when I read this in the article: > While the pedestrian scramble may seem complicated at first… Seems simpler than all the other options!
- trengrj 9y agoChristchurch has had them for over 20 years.
- Lazare 9y agoI know there's a few, but I don't tend to pay much attention to them since they're kind of part of the background. The one I can definitely place is the Manners/Willis/Boulcott intersection, which as far as I know has been there for decades, but I know there's more, mostly in the CBD end of town. It feels like they may be becoming gradually less common though?