| Puffin Crossings - Pedestrian User Friendly Intelligent Crossings |
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A Puffin crossing differs from a Pelican crossing in several respects. In particular, the red man / green man indicator is positioned above the push button. This means that the pedestrian can see the traffic and the red man / green man at the same time.
When the green man is illuminated, it is safe to start to cross the road. There may also be a bleeping sound to assist the visually impaired. Some push button units are also fitted with a tactile knob under the unit which rotates when the green man is illuminated.
At a dual crossing, where pedestrians are walking with traffic, Department for Transport design standards state that audible sound should not be provided as the visually impaired may be unable to determine which side of the crossing is bleeping and safe to cross. At this type of crossing the push button units are fitted with a tactile knob under the unit which rotates when the green man is illuminated.
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| The Department for Transport and County Surveyors' Society have produced a video to show how to use Puffin crossings safely called Crossing Safely with Puffins. They have also produced a video to show school children how to use Puffin crossings safely called Puffin Crossings Road Safety for School Children. |
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| The Puffin crossing also has detectors which will extend the time available for pedestrians to cross the road and a further set of detectors will cancel the demand for the crossing if the pedestrian moves away from the crossing area. |
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| Zig-zag markings are laid on both the approaches and the exits to the crossing. The zig-zags ban waiting or parking, and prohibit vehicles from overtaking the leading moving motor vehicle on the approach to the crossing or the leading vehicle that has stopped at the crossing to allow pedestrians to cross. They also warn pedestrians of the increased risk of crossing in the zig-zag area. |
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Other types of pedestrian crossing:
Zebra
Pelican
Toucan |
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