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- From: martin@cs.curtin.edu.au (Martin Dougiamas)
- Subject: Pelican Crossing (was Re: discrepency in Guide)
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- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 02:22:14 GMT
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- ajmorrison@happy.colorado.edu writes:
- >(they are what Americans refer to as cucumbers). I can manage to puzzle out
- >most of the jokes in British TV shows, but I am totally at a loss as to what a
- >"pelican crossing" is..... <SIGH>
-
- A pelican crossing is a pedestrian crossing that has traffic lights.
- The traffic lights have 4 modes (instead of the usual three):
-
- RED: traffic must stop, pedestrians can walk
- AMBER: indicates approaching red, traffic must slow down
- GREEN: traffic can go, pedestrians must wait, and
- FLASHING AMBER: pedestrians may cross, but if there are no pedestrians,
- the traffic is free to proceed cautiously through the
- intersection. ie it's a free-for-all where pedestrians
- have right of way.
-
- I hope that clears THAT up.
- Martin
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