Re: Pedestrians give way to cars

[Neil Waller <nwaller@dehaa.sa.gov.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.
> 
> --
> Regards
> Roderick Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor


There is a sign near the Hilton Hotel on Victoria Square in Adelaide that
proclaims there to be a "Pedestrian Crossing Facility" some distance to the
north.

It seems to me to be a completely unnecessary use of the word "Facility".

It is also almost completely ignored.

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