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Are these recent in NZ? I used to work in Wellington and don't remember seeing these around.
by santaclaus 9y ago
Are 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?