Pedestrians give way to cars

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

David McLoughlin wrote:
Auckland New Zealand, the only city in the world where you will find signs
at pedestrian crossings which say: "Pedestrians give way to traffic."

There are similar signs at  Box Hill (Victoria, Australia).
Carrington Rd (parallel to the railway, on the southern side) was recently
decorated in a Chinese temple theme, with traffic chokes.  Signs warn
pedestrians to give way to cars at these points, but there are no signs
telling cars this, so they stop because of psychology: the design looks
like a proper pedestrian crossing.  This results in confusion, delays and a
risky situation.

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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor