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One of the world's most heavily used pedestrian scrambles, the Shibuya Crossing at Hachikō Square in Tokyo. A pedestrian scramble (or exclusive pedestrian interval) is a type of traffic signal movement that temporarily stops all vehicular traffic, thereby allowing pedestrians to cross an intersection in every direction, including diagonally, at the same time.
Pedestrian scramble, a crossing which allows pedestrians to cross an intersection in every direction X-way crossing (1960s) , an early and short-lived predecessor of the Pelican crossing Topics referred to by the same term
Shibuya's scramble crossing from Shibuya Sky observation deck. Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing, called Shibuya Crossing. [17] It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. Shibuya Crossing is the "world's busiest pedestrian ...
See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...
Shibuya Scramble Crossing (渋谷スクランブル交差点, Shibuya sukuranburu kōsaten), commonly known as Shibuya Crossing, is a popular pedestrian scramble crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. [1] It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire ...
Scramble (slave auction), an 18th-century form of slave auction; Scrambling (military), rapid deployment of aircraft; The Scramble, in the American National Residency Matching Program, a former process for medical students who did not obtain a match; Pedestrian scramble, a pedestrian crossing system
The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with the morphemes ped-('foot') and -ian ('characteristic of'). [2] This word is derived from the Latin term pedester ('going on foot') and was first used (in the English language) during the 18th century. [3] It was originally used, and can still be used today, as an adjective meaning plain or dull. [4]
This design allows for an all-red pedestrian / cyclist phase with reduced conflicts. Traffic signals are timed to allow cyclists to make a right turn (across oncoming traffic) in one turn). It also allows for diagonal crossings ( pedestrian scramble ) and reduces crossing distances for pedestrians.