Pedestrian crossing or Crosswalk is a specified position where pedestrians can cross the road with safety. Commonly called as "Zebra crossing" but there are differences depending on the Country.
North America:
Below are the crosswalk markings however the widely used are standard,continental and ladder.
United Kingdom:
- Zebra crossing (wide black and white strips with Belisha beacons(amber colored globe lamp on a black and white pole)).
- Pelican crossing (A crossing with signal and is button-operated. Pelican use a set time duration between red light and normal mode. This result in unnecessary wait for the vehicles even when there are no pedestrians).
- Puffin crossing (Similar to Pelican with button-operated signal but it detect the pedestrians in the wait area. If there is no people to cross,the red will go automatically to normal mode).
- Toucan crossing(A wide crossing where both pedestrians and cyclists can cross at the same time).
- Pegasus crossing (Another wide crossing for pedestrians and horse riders).
Switzerland & Hong Kong:
Zebra crossing marked in yellow.
Pedestrian Scramble:
Some intersections display red light for sometime in all directions which allows pedestrians to cross safely in any direction they want.
- We can see Pedestrian crossing with works like 3D art in some places.
- In most of the countries Pedestrian call buttons, Countdown timers, sign boards, Audible signals for differently abled people are installed.