Re: Pedestrians give way to cars

["Peter Tina & Ebony Schroeders" <petina@one.net.au>]

Same In Merimbula NSW
Roderick Smith wrote in message <01be861e$47fa9d20$042e11cb@rodsmith>...
>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