Labels:text | screenshot | outdoor OCR: DRIVING TEST SUCCESS INFORMATION FACT SHEET PRACTICAL ABOUT: Pedestrian Crossings: The Pelican Crossing Pelican crossings are pedestrian crossings controlled by traffic lights. The pedestrian uses a push button control which activates the lights. Consider Illustration 1 on the right: A Drivers must not park within the area marked by the zig-zag lines, as this will obstruct the pedestrians view of approaching traffic, and will obstruct other road user's views of the crossing. Drivers must not overtake when approaching a Pelican crossing. B The pedestrian crossing area is shown by road studs and gives the pedestrian right of way to cross the road only when the control lights E (see point F) indicate to cross. C The lights are normally set to green to keep the traffic flowing, but when a pedestrian presses a control button, they turn to red stopping the traffic at the stop lines (see point E). Then the pedestrian control lights (see point F) indicate for the pedestrians to cross. After a certain Illustration 1 - A Straight Pelican Crossing delay the amber traffic light begins to flash. This allows pedestrians to reach the far pavement safely, but if the crossing is clear will also allow the stopped traffic to move off and through the crossing. D Unlike Zebra crossings, Pelican crossings are controlled by the pedestrian. A push button control box allows the pedestrian to change the traffic lights (see point C) to red, which stops the traffic. E A continuous white line is set across the road, called a stop line. This shows drivers where they MUST stop when the lights are set to red. F The special lights facing the pedestrians on either side of the crossing take the form of a red standing-person-shaped light and also a green walking-person-shaped light. By these, pedestrians are told when it is safe to cross and when it isn't. Pelican crossings can be of the straight variety as in illustration 1, or of the Illustration 2 - A Divided Crossing staggered type as in illustration 2. From the driver's point of view the second type require more careful observations, because you must consider those pedestrians crossing on BOTH parts of the crossing, before moving off. Ok
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