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A pedestrian crossing (or crosswalk in American and Canadian English) is a place designated for pedestrians to cross a road, street or avenue.The term "pedestrian crossing" is also used in the Vienna and Geneva Conventions, both of which pertain to road signs and road traffic.
At signalized intersections, crosswalks may have pedestrian signals which display symbols to mandate when pedestrians may cross the street. State road rules in the United States usually require a driver to yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing a road when the pedestrian crosses at a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk. [2]
Crossing guard, lollipop man/lady, crosswalk attendant or school road patrol A person who temporarily stops vehicular traffic to allow pedestrians to cross the road. Crossroad. See junction. Crosswalk. See pedestrian crossing. Cul-de-sac, dead end, closed, no through road, no exit, court, or no outlet A street with only one inlet/outlet. Curb ...
Drivers approaching a pedestrian anywhere on the road must “exercise all due care necessary” to keep the pedestrian safe, the DMV Office of Public Affairs said. That being said, traffic safety ...
Drivers may proceed after coming to a full stop, and checking that the crosswalk is clear. (Similar to a stop sign.) Pedestrians already crossing the street should finish. Pedestrians that have not started crossing the street, should not start. Drivers may proceed without stopping, if the crosswalk is clear. Pedestrians press the pedestrian ...
The signs of pedestrian crossing. Road signs in Austria are regulated in Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO). [1] Road signs are generally placed on the right side next to the road or above the road. Sometimes signs are also placed on both sides, in some exceptional cases signs are only place on the left or on one side (particularly town signs).
A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians. [1] While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a height above the ground", a footbridge can also be a lower structure, such as a boardwalk , that enables pedestrians to cross ...
A crosswalk, or pedestrian crossing, is a place designated for pedestrians to cross a road. Crosswalk may also refer to: Crosswalk.com, a Christian website; Schema crosswalk, in databases, a table that shows equivalent elements in more than one schema; Crosswalk, in database management, a type of table that maps together multiple associate entities