pedestrian crossing
Let an agent explain crossing types, road user rules, accessibility features and how to request improvements, with road safety first.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain crossing types, road user rules, accessibility features and how to request improvements, with road safety first.
A designated place where pedestrians cross a road, marked or controlled to give them priority or a protected crossing time, such as zebra, signal-controlled, puffin, toucan and pegasus crossings, raised crossings and refuge islands, with accessibility features like tactile paving and audible signals.
What it is for: Safe road crossing for pedestrians.
It can be explain crossing types and rules; find accessibility features; report faulty signals; request a new or improved crossing.
Distinguishing features
Designated crossing point
Rules give priority or signals
Accessibility features
Designed by highway authorities
What it looks like
Painted stripes, signals, beacons, raised tables and islands at road crossings.
How it is recognised
Zebra stripes or signal heads
Tactile paving and push buttons
Uncontrolled crossings give less protection
Related models
is a kind of - category
is part of - road
is used by - user
is related to - related infrastructure
In practice
Families and kinds
zebra crossings
signal-controlled crossings
puffin, toucan and pegasus crossings
raised crossings
refuge islands
Standards and regulation
Traffic signs regulations and highway codes
Accessibility standards for crossings
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
Failure modes and hazards
Collisions at crossings
Faulty signals or worn markings
Inaccessible crossings
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Types Crossing types.
Types have rules.
Identify
Which crossing.
Identify
Crossing type.
- What type of crossing is this, and who has priority? provenance
- How do its signals work? definition
Rules
Road user rules.
Rules
Road user rules.
- What must drivers, cyclists and pedestrians do at this crossing, according to the highway code? provenance
- Are rules different for children or disabled people? provenance
Access Inclusive design.
Access matters.
Features
Accessibility features.
Features
Accessibility features.
- Does the crossing have tactile paving, audible or tactile signals and dropped kerbs? provenance
- Is the crossing time sufficient? boundary
Request
Improvements.
Request
Requesting improvements.
- How can residents request a new or improved crossing? action
- Which authority decides? provenance
Safety Collisions and faults.
Safety comes first.
Collision
Emergencies.
Collision
Collisions.
- Has a pedestrian been hit? boundary
- Should emergency services be called now? action
Fault
Faulty signals.
Fault
Faults.
- Is a signal or beacon faulty? boundary
- How can it be reported to the highway authority? action
Design Planning.
Design follows guidance.
Guidance
Design standards.
Guidance
Design guidance.
- Which design guidance determines crossing type and placement? provenance
- What traffic and pedestrian counts are used? measurement
Data
Safety data.
Data
Safety data.
- What do collision statistics show for this location? provenance
- Which source publishes them? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should crossing types be separate entries?
- How should national rules be localised?
- How should collision data be linked?