I’m not against this as an idea as it will slow people down, but doesn’t look like a road or crossing at this point.
Mountain_Bag_2095 on
I’m going to assume this is not in the Highway Code so how enforceable is it? Not withstanding the new order of precedence.
Dedsnotdead on
The Councillor responsible says:
“clearly marked with a striking large white leaf pattern, complemented by smaller coloured leaves on the approaches”
Is it legally a pedestrian crossing, I suppose it must be?
It doesn’t look like one though and surely that’s one of the benefits of a standardised approach across the country.
I’d like to see one with some chalk outlines of people laying down, that would get people’s attention.
ObviouslyTriggered on
What kind of idiot at the council has green lit this? Road markings are standardized for a reason….
Wadarkhu on
Makes me think of those rainbow ones that, while yes – were pretty and well intentioned, got shit on because it spooked horses and confused guide dogs. Or something to that effect. There’re plenty of other ways to lighten up the street than mess with road signs that are meant to look a certain *immediately recognisable* way.
Shazalamadingdong on
At the very least it needs the mini roundabout back in the middle of it. I thought the Magic Roundabout was bonkers but this might just take the prize.
StoicMote on
>_Andrew Rock, a driving instructor from the area, told BBC Radio Berkshire he would be getting his students to “approach with caution”_
Given it’s a crossing for nearby primary schools, I would hope he’d be getting his pupils to approach with caution no matter what the road markings looked like.
CurtisInCamden on
For decades there was this extremely flawed idea that road safety could be increased by making driving easier, giving drivers more road space to play with, getting pedestrians out of the way etc but the opposite turned out to be true, smaller roads and awareness that people could be anywhere makes road safer.
They recognised this in parts of Europe decades ago, annoying it took planners in the UK so long to catch up.
Ok_Fly_9544 on
Just what we need for safety, something that attracts kids to run out into the road…
jonathanquirk on
Plenty of drivers are already confused or unaware of existing rules, such as the new idea of giving pedestrians priority at junctions (a pet peeve of mine after several near-misses). Making pedestrian / driver interactions *more* confusing will only increase road deaths.
intangible-tangerine on
Also a potential problem for Guide Dogs, there’s been issues with them not recognising the rainbow crossings as they are only trained on the standard layout
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I’m not against this as an idea as it will slow people down, but doesn’t look like a road or crossing at this point.
I’m going to assume this is not in the Highway Code so how enforceable is it? Not withstanding the new order of precedence.
The Councillor responsible says:
“clearly marked with a striking large white leaf pattern, complemented by smaller coloured leaves on the approaches”
Is it legally a pedestrian crossing, I suppose it must be?
It doesn’t look like one though and surely that’s one of the benefits of a standardised approach across the country.
I’d like to see one with some chalk outlines of people laying down, that would get people’s attention.
What kind of idiot at the council has green lit this? Road markings are standardized for a reason….
Makes me think of those rainbow ones that, while yes – were pretty and well intentioned, got shit on because it spooked horses and confused guide dogs. Or something to that effect. There’re plenty of other ways to lighten up the street than mess with road signs that are meant to look a certain *immediately recognisable* way.
At the very least it needs the mini roundabout back in the middle of it. I thought the Magic Roundabout was bonkers but this might just take the prize.
>_Andrew Rock, a driving instructor from the area, told BBC Radio Berkshire he would be getting his students to “approach with caution”_
Given it’s a crossing for nearby primary schools, I would hope he’d be getting his pupils to approach with caution no matter what the road markings looked like.
For decades there was this extremely flawed idea that road safety could be increased by making driving easier, giving drivers more road space to play with, getting pedestrians out of the way etc but the opposite turned out to be true, smaller roads and awareness that people could be anywhere makes road safer.
They recognised this in parts of Europe decades ago, annoying it took planners in the UK so long to catch up.
Just what we need for safety, something that attracts kids to run out into the road…
Plenty of drivers are already confused or unaware of existing rules, such as the new idea of giving pedestrians priority at junctions (a pet peeve of mine after several near-misses). Making pedestrian / driver interactions *more* confusing will only increase road deaths.
Also a potential problem for Guide Dogs, there’s been issues with them not recognising the rainbow crossings as they are only trained on the standard layout