UK Pedestrian Crossings
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2017
- These are two of the types of pedestrian crossings used in the UK.
The first is a PELICAN Crossing - 'PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled' Crossing, which features the far side red and green man.
The other is a PUFFIN crossing - 'Pedestrian User Friendly INtelligent' crossing, which features a nearside pole mounted red and green man. The issue with PUFFIN crossings is that pedestrians cannot see if the green man is still showing while they are crossing but the crossings can detect the pedestrian so will give them time to cross. The cities of London and Birmingham switched back to PELICAN crossings in 2014 preferring the far sided red and green man.
Which crossing do you prefer? - Наука та технологія
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Also in the UK you can cross where you like, no such thing as jaywalking over here..
jrgboy in Australia its technically illegal but rarely is it enforced
These new ones are terrible. The pedestrian detection is a good idea, but the placement of the lights (or lack of) on the ones I've seen is awful and is more dangerous than before. For example, there's several people waiting to cross, the people furthest away from the button won't see the red/green man because they're obscured by the other people. If a car slows down, people assume that the lights have changed and will start to cross despite the fact the red man is still glowing. I get that the idea is that people look towards the oncoming traffic, but if you can't see the lights then they're completely useless. This problem would be solved if there were red/green man lights on the opposite side of the road as before in addition to the new lights.
Spiritus they is one in jarrow we’re the button is placed behind you so your back is turned and you face the road to cross, most just guess by the cars stopping totally the daftest place I’ve seen one positioned
I hate the newer crossing things for this reason...
I don’t get why they can’t just combine pelican and puffin crossing. It seems like light technology is better and cheaper these days.
I hate the ones on the side as well - in Bath, they changed the crossings in the area in front of the railway station to order crossings with the far side signals and a countdown, which is much better imo
Thank You for making this video. I understand the difference now. (Had to for my Theory test).
I much prefer the Traditional Pelican Crossing because it's reassuring to see the green + red Man up high in front of you unlike the Puffin Crossing you can't if someone is blocking the screen while waiting on the pavement + once you start to cross that's it you can't see it as well.
As Spiritus said below, if the red + green Man lights were still used as before then it would be better. I totally agree with this.
Maybe we should start a campaign for this.
From London.
I think the sensors are good but I find it clearer to put the signals directly ahead and nice and big
Seeing this for the first time, very cool from San Jose California❤
Preferred type in London is Ped-X (same as junction with blackout and no flashing green) and countdown signals for intergreen back to traffic.
You forgot to mention the spinner below the crossing for blind people!
They should just combine pelican and puffin traffic lights. You get the advantage of both then.
Yes logic would say so and my thoughts as well but not those dimwits who design these things.
These new ones are dangerous at times you just don't know whether its safe to cross or not
what was wrong with the green and the red man absolutely clear and visible to everybody especially children
Haha...they all go across before the green light. That's EXACTLY how it is here. EXACTLY.
These are really dangerous. People often ignore them or stand close to them so you can't see them. Also I've had it when I've crossed on green but the cars have began moving again when I was half way across!
Agree 100%! They were rolled out with no publicity campaigns or anything.
If you're approaching a light that is already green and you don't know for how long, you should assume that it won't stay green ... Because it won't.... You wait the next green!
@@mikewade777uffin crossings will hold the red light until the crossing is clear. Green means you can cross, and there is a buffer before it changes anyway. Stand around during a green light waiting for the next one? No way! I have stuff to do
Ikr the pedex Countdown ones are way better
A pedestrian crossing near me on a very busy road as soon as you press the button the lights start to change were as the one further down the same road takes ages to stop the traffic so i always wait for things like trucks and buses to have either enough stopping distance or push button as there going past.
3:09 I used to work not very far from there and it was before the pub on corner got boarded up
So helpful. Thank you
Nice vid I love the LED Siemens
The rules have changed slightly. Now it's:
Red man: Fuck it, YOLO!
Green man: hey vsauce here, is green really.....green?
Flashing green man: Right well I better start walking then
No zebras in this video? Personally I consider Belisha Beacons to be a symbol of British street design. And i like how they're old-fashioned
You are right. I should have covered them too
Except for the ones were they use a ring of LEDs.
Belisha crossings were the fore runner of Zebra crossings. In those days they just had the beacons and not much else possibly stripey posts I believe. Later they introduced the striped road and silver studs across the road and a group of six silver studs on approach. Later the zig-zags were introduced, a continental idea from the 70's The problem with traffic light controlled crossings is that both drivers and pedestrians are each looking at lights. This is one reason the "Green Man" far side of the crossing was eliminated. The unease this gave people caused pedestrians to look around to see what the traffic is doing and not stare at a light. An audible confirmation of safe to cross occurs on many crossings.
Zebra crossings perform very well for pedestrians once traffic has stopped. Drivers and pedestrians each look directly at each other to know what is happening. I think they could update zebras with a detection pad at the kerb backed with video cameras to ascertain whether drivers failed to stop when someone was waiting and the video could show if kids were abusing the crossing.
Nice vid the lights in this video are Siemens LED's
There's a pelican crossing which doesn't play that noise
When you have 2 crossings close together, whatever the type, they won't beep because otherwise, a blind person might hear the beep for the other crossing and then unknowingly walk out into traffic, and there's always a little cone on the bottom of the yellow box with the button that spins when the man is green
When I look at the street view (google maps) now - I can't see the Puffin there, why?
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After reading the highway code, I could not get my head around the different between a puffin and a pelican crossing. This video makes it very clear now, thank you for sharing.
So did I mate
I like both
I really dislike the new puffins due to the fact the older ones do not have the pedestrian detector thing and they have the beep. Plus the pelican is better due to the fact it has a buzzer for blind people.
Some puffin crossings have a beep, but the reason why some pedestrian crossings don't have a beep is because if you have two crossings that are next to eachother, a beep could be dangerous for a blind person. If they heard the beep for the other crossing, they might think it's safe, not realizing the beep wasn't for them, and walk straight into danger, and all crossings have a little cone on the bottom of the box with the button that spins when there's the green man
Interesting video and voting system at the end, I've not seen this before
Interesting seeing you here too!
Did you google this as well, or did it appear in your recommended?
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useful video
Some of the buttons that you press to cross the road have a revolving rod hidden at the bottom and blind people press the button and then feel for the revolving rod, this spins when the green man shows. Most sighted people don't even know it exists. Look for the revolving rod next time and put your hand on it, and it will start spinning when the green man appears :)
I live in Birmingham and we have all types of crossings
Unfortunately in Sydney Australia, we only have pelican crossings.
in my town, there's plenty of pelican crossings and they're the only ones that beep and I think that's useful for blind people
Crossings close to other crossings, whether they're puffin or pelican, don't beep because a blind person might hear another crossing beeping, think it's safe to cross and walk straight into the path of an oncoming car, it's not just random whether there's a beep or not, and there's a little cone on the bottom of the box with the button that spins when the green man is on
@@grassytramtracks interesting fact! thank you
Pelican crossings would be fine if only the flashing green man was replaced with a flashing red man, as to many people start to cross when the green man is flashing thinking that they have right of way, they most certainly do not.
That's how newer pedestrian crossing signals function in the US. The "go" symbol (very similar to that of the UK, except white instead of green) indicates that persons should begin crossing. The "stop" symbol (a red hand) flashes when the crossing period is nearing its end, turning static when time has expired.
I don't think it makes any difference because everyone just goes when they want to, completely ignoring the signals, if you look both ways and/or the cars are waiting, most people just go, whatever light is showing
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I prefer pelican crossings
100% both I don't mind
The Australian ones are the best in the world, and are the safetest. No one can compare.
Elaborate?
What are you talking about 'best in the World' ? They're just the same as most Countries, if anything, they're outdated.
Do all of these have the spinning dials at the bottom to alert visually impaired people
Mortem Extramundane, some of us might touch the bottom of the red and green man box. If it spins, this lets us know that the light is green
Most crossings do (I've never seen one which doesn't, but I know ones without do exist)
I preferred the old type
What about Toucan and Zebra ??
I think this is in Chatham.
Big up chatham
Here in America, the pelican equivalent is also a bird, the HAWK. I think they're effective but they confuse some drivers. I think Pelicans are better since the signal faces for vehicles have the ordinary layout. Note that on HAWKs, the last phase with the flashing is with red lights instead of yellow, as it should be treated as a stop sign. What boggles minds is the way there are two adjacent red lamps that alternate, which many associate with railroad crossings where you have to remain stopped
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I've seen a puffin like crossing in London.
Unless it's a fake.
they have some installed in the Raynes Park area as it seems that Merton Council like this design of crossing - its on the one way system
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And there’s toucan crossings too
Yes. Toucan crossings are when you can ride or just walk across the crossing. It must be called that because 'two-can' cross
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Spelling mistake on the first clip 'Visible' not 'Visable'
Thanks! There's usually one on my videos. I check and check again then notice it after it's uploaded 😖
Crosswalk mens go on green
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Green traffic light
If we had these in Australia, they all be destroyed by vandals.
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Mate he's probably just from a rough place.
We have good towns and housos and the rough like everyone else.
The country is actually one of the nicest places we just speak differently so we come across as cunts.
There are four types of crossings if you didn't know dummy. Zebra, Pelican, Puffin and Toucan.
Yes, of all things I forgot to include was a zebra crossing!
You forgot the Pegasus crossing for horses and ponies.
There's no need for insults
Children need to be taught how to avoid getting killed.