Phil Armstrong wrote:
Dave Larrington wrote:
In ,
Judith Smith tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:

Sounds to me like he had crossed to the island on one green light -
and then crossed the second carriageway - probably even on a red (for
him)
Which part of "marooned in the middle of the road when the green man has
started to flash" suggests that the children in question were starting to
cross on a red light?

Not only that but it's probably irrelevant: if the two parts of the
crossing are in-line then they count as one crossing (staggered
crossings count separately). Traffic on the far side is required to
wait until pedestrians have crossed both parts of the crossing
irrespective of whether the lights change before they have made it
half way across.

Highway Code:

196
Signal-controlled crossings

Pelican crossings. These are signal-controlled crossings where
flashing amber follows the red ‘Stop’ light. You MUST stop when the
red light shows. When the amber light is flashing, you MUST give way
to any pedestrians on the crossing. If the amber light is flashing and
there are no pedestrians on the crossing, you may proceed with
caution.

[Laws ZPPPCRGD regs 23 & 26 & RTRA sect 25(5)]

197

Pelican crossings which go straight across the road are one crossing,
even when there is a central island. You MUST wait for pedestrians who
are crossing from the other side of the island.

[Laws ZPPPCRGD reg 26 & RTRA sect 25(5)]

198

Give way to anyone still crossing after the signal for vehicles has
changed to green. This advice applies to all crossings.

Phil

Look like the sensible thing would be to remove the island as it is
causing confusion.

Paul

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CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames