Re: Pedestrians give way to cars

[Barry Campbell <barryC@qimr.edu.au>]

Roderick Smith wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
Mackay in central Queensland is similar.


Barry Campbell