Along Beach Road Melbourne, the pedestrian crossing lights have a flashing amber feature, what is this for? and can cars cross over when the lights are flashing?
It means you have to stop if pedestrians are crossing.
bob(from black rock) said:
Along Beach Road Melbourne, the pedestrian crossing lights have a flashing amber feature, what is this for? and can cars cross over when the lights are flashing?
oh yes
pedestrians always have right of way
Divine Angel said:
It means you have to stop if pedestrians are crossing.
Ta D A but why did “they” introduce this feature?
No idea. They’re often in areas of high pedestrian traffic e.g. schools.
Divine Angel said:
No idea. They’re often in areas of high pedestrian traffic e.g. schools.
After turning from red they flash amber meaning you can drive through, but look out for pedestrians.
Wookies amber flashing is different.
Here’s my guess.
It is just an added feature to a normal pedestrian crossing ie one with no lights at all.
Then you have the official red green amber pedestrian crossing that you must stop at if red.
So, you have
1. the normal zebra crossing where cars must stop if someone is on the crossing.
B. The normal pedestrian crossing incorporating the red/amber/green lights that cars must stop at if red regardless of pedestrian activity.
iii. The one you described which is a hybrid of 1. and B which is designed to confuse eighty year olds, young nervous Asian students who’s father has just bought them a drivers license and India taxi drivers.
Flashing amber means proceed with caution.
We have them over here with pedestrian crossings. For the traffic lights go amber, red, flashing amber and then green. Flashing amber means there might be some slow-walking stragglers that haven’t made it all the way across yet, so check to see the intersection is clear of pedestrians before you stomp on the loud pedal.
party_pants said:
Flashing amber means there might be some slow-walking stragglers that haven’t made it all the way across yet, so check to see the intersection is clear of pedestrians before you stomp on the loud pedal.
Apparently there must have been some idiots who saw the green light and mowed down a straggler or two.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:Flashing amber means there might be some slow-walking stragglers that haven’t made it all the way across yet, so check to see the intersection is clear of pedestrians before you stomp on the loud pedal.
Apparently there must have been some idiots who saw the green light and mowed down a straggler or two.
probably.
the road authorities have obviously never heard of the principle of natural selection.
it’s called a ‘staging light’ :P
What are these red, green & amber light things? Some new-fangled city thing I suppose.
Tamb said:
What are these red, green & amber light things? Some new-fangled city thing I suppose.
They are like pornography, Tamb, hard to explain but you’ll know them when you see them.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
What are these red, green & amber light things? Some new-fangled city thing I suppose.They are like pornography, Tamb, hard to explain but you’ll know them when you see them.
Like those round island thingies which appear in the middle of intersections?
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
What are these red, green & amber light things? Some new-fangled city thing I suppose.They are like pornography, Tamb, hard to explain but you’ll know them when you see them.
Like those round island thingies which appear in the middle of intersections?
I think you might have seen too much for one day.
i miss the old belisha beacons.
JudgeMental said:
i miss the old belisha beacons.
yeah, i think they’re a pommie thing.
party_pants said:
Flashing amber means proceed with caution.We have them over here with pedestrian crossings. For the traffic lights go amber, red, flashing amber and then green. Flashing amber means there might be some slow-walking stragglers that haven’t made it all the way across yet, so check to see the intersection is clear of pedestrians before you stomp on the loud pedal.
Yes. Pelican crossings usually reduce the time that the traffic needs to stop. At a normal pedestrian crossing with the red and green lights, pedestrians are often across the road and half-way down the street before the traffic is allowed to move. Pelican crossings speed things up.