Re: Pedestrians give way to cars

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> --
> Regards
> Roderick Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor

There is one in Tannery St Unanderra and a number in Manning St Kiama. They
have signs warning pedestrians to give way to cars. To complicate matters
there is one real pedestrian crossing between the others in Kiama.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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