A
variation of the
Pelican crossing, a
British road system feature for
mediating pedestrian and
vehicle interaction. The pelican crossing has one or more
speed humps (cf. Amer.
speed bump) in the
upstream direction of
traffic flow, to force/encourage the drivers to
slow down. There are usually
road signs alerting drivers that they are approaching such a feature, and there may be signs notifying waiting pedestrians of the same.
Presumably the signs for pedestrians are to let them know that vehicles may appear to be coming too
quickly for comfort, but will most likely slow down on encountering the humps.
Also offers the advantage for the pedestrian (especially with
pushchairs,
wheelchairs etc.) of not needing to step up and down a
kerb (or
curb).
thanks to Albert Herring
Humped
zebra crossings are quite similar.