Re: Pedestrians give way to cars

["Dagz" <dagz@goulburn.net.au>]

 There are similar signs in Albury and in Goulburn at mid block crossings
though the pedestrians seldom take notice and often force cars to stop or
when pedestrians are waiting car drivers stop when they don't have to.
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