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There are pelicans too. Because pelicans have bright yellow flashing balls and ...

dkdbejwi383 6y ago
My favourite is the Toucan crossing. They are a lot wider, with two sets of buttons at pedestrian height, and a cyclist height. Named as such because "two (types of road user) can" cross it.
- globular-toast 6y ago
  I like the Pegasus crossing. It has an even higher button that can be used by horse riders without dismounting.
- wiredfool 6y ago
  How different are the heights of cyclists and pedestrians when they're waiting for a crossing light? I think it's time for a vast menagerie of crossings. 1) The AARdvark crossing. When you hit the button it sings the aardvark song. Also useful on talk like a pirate day. 2) The Abalone crossing. It's under the water and quite endangered. ...
corin_ 6y ago
No the flashing balls go with zebra crossings, pelicans use actual traffic lights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_crossing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_crossing
forest_dweller 6y ago
The bright yellow flashing balls are called a Belisha beacon and they are for zebra crossings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon Pelican crossings have the button you must press to cross.
tialaramex 6y ago
As listed by others, popular crossing types in this group (the UK has a set of rules for how this should work and then local government can do paperwork to get something else appropriate if none of the existing designs are suitable) Zebra has striped road markings, with flashing yellow marker lights so that vehicle users have plenty of advance warning of the crossing. Pedestrians have right of way on these crossings at all times, other road users should slow until they can discern whether any pedestrians are trying to cross and if necessary stop. Pelican is an older design, though still used in new crossings in London and some other places. The pedestrians controls are in a box at hand height but the signals are on the far side of the crossing. These trigger road signals in a pattern with an extra flashing amber phase meaning "road vehicles may cross only if there are no pedestrians using the crossing". Puffin is a replacement for Pelican with two innovations. Firstly the pedestrian signals are with your controls on your side of the road and they're placed so that to face towards them you're also facing oncoming traffic (this will most often be the right side of the crossing since the British drive on the left, but not in every situation). Secondly there is no flashing amber phase, the Puffin has infrared detectors so it can discern whether pedestrians are still on the crossing and extend the red phase slightly if they are. The Toucan and Pegasus mentioned elsewhere are variants of Puffin rather than Pelican.
- drdec 6y ago
  In the US we have deer crossings, moose crossings and even the occasional duck crossing or goose crossing.

My favourite is the Toucan crossing. They are a lot wider, with two sets of buttons at pedestrian height, and a cyclist height. Named as such because "two (types of road user) can" cross it.

globular-toast 6y ago
I like the Pegasus crossing. It has an even higher button that can be used by horse riders without dismounting.
wiredfool 6y ago
How different are the heights of cyclists and pedestrians when they're waiting for a crossing light? I think it's time for a vast menagerie of crossings. 1) The AARdvark crossing. When you hit the button it sings the aardvark song. Also useful on talk like a pirate day. 2) The Abalone crossing. It's under the water and quite endangered. ...

corin_ 6y ago

No the flashing balls go with zebra crossings, pelicans use actual traffic lights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_crossing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_crossing

forest_dweller 6y ago

The bright yellow flashing balls are called a Belisha beacon and they are for zebra crossings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon Pelican crossings have the button you must press to cross.

tialaramex 6y ago

As listed by others, popular crossing types in this group (the UK has a set of rules for how this should work and then local government can do paperwork to get something else appropriate if none of the existing designs are suitable) Zebra has striped road markings, with flashing yellow marker lights so that vehicle users have plenty of advance warning of the crossing. Pedestrians have right of way on these crossings at all times, other road users should slow until they can discern whether any pedestrians are trying to cross and if necessary stop. Pelican is an older design, though still used in new crossings in London and some other places. The pedestrians controls are in a box at hand height but the signals are on the far side of the crossing. These trigger road signals in a pattern with an extra flashing amber phase meaning "road vehicles may cross only if there are no pedestrians using the crossing". Puffin is a replacement for Pelican with two innovations. Firstly the pedestrian signals are with your controls on your side of the road and they're placed so that to face towards them you're also facing oncoming traffic (this will most often be the right side of the crossing since the British drive on the left, but not in every situation). Secondly there is no flashing amber phase, the Puffin has infrared detectors so it can discern whether pedestrians are still on the crossing and extend the red phase slightly if they are. The Toucan and Pegasus mentioned elsewhere are variants of Puffin rather than Pelican.

drdec 6y ago
In the US we have deer crossings, moose crossings and even the occasional duck crossing or goose crossing.