Pedestrian crossings

Named after the black and white stripes on the road. As you approach:

• •Look for pedestrians around or near the crossing and be prepared to stop for them.
• •Check the traffic behind you — you may need to stop, and you need to know how that affects others.
• •You MUST give way to pedestrians on the crossing, and wait until they have left it before proceeding.
• •A zebra crossing with a central island counts as two separate crossings.
• •You must not park on or near a zebra crossing — the zig-zag lines mark out this area.
• •You must not overtake within the zig-zag lines or on the crossing itself.

The pelican is the traffic-light crossing with a flashing amber light — which means you can go once the crossing is clear. An easy way to remember it: “you peliCAN go at a flashing amber if it's clear.”

• •Check the traffic behind you as you approach — you may need to stop.
• •Check for pedestrians at or near the crossing.
• •Be prepared for the lights to change if a pedestrian is nearby.
• •You must not park or overtake on the zig-zag lines or the crossing.

Approach a puffin exactly as you would a pelican. The difference is the light sequence: instead of a flashing amber, puffin crossings use sensors to detect when pedestrians have finished crossing — you'll get solid amber and red, followed by green, just like normal traffic lights.

Both work like a puffin crossing. Toucan crossings are shared by pedestrians and cyclists, so you'll find them near cycle routes — remember it because “two can cross a toucan crossing.”

Pegasus (equestrian) crossings are used by horse riders — they sit higher, with a second button at rider height.