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| Monday, 6 September 2010 |
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>> Home >> News Latest News Kea Crossings v Pedestrian Crossings (Posted: 7 July) There has recently been some confusion around the Kea Crossing outside Woodville School, with motorists treating it as if it were a pedestrian crossing when pedestrians are waiting on the side. There has also been some confusion from pedestrians who are unaware of the risks of just stepping out onto the road when there are oncoming vehicles. A Kea crossing is usually provided as a safe place for supervised children to cross the road. They are mainly installed outside schools so that school patrols can control traffic and safely guide children across the street. A Kea crossing ONLY operates when a school patrol and two fluorescent orange crossing point flag signs are present. The school patrol will be operating before and after school and possibly at lunch time. When the school patrol displays their STOP signs, traffic must stop. When there is no school patrol and no crossing signs, the crossing point is just like any other section of the road. It is possible that pedestrians will use this area as a safe place to cross the road although motorists are not obliged to stop as they would have to if it were a pedestrian crossing. It is up to the pedestrian to wait until the road is clear before they step out. The best way to do this is for the pedestrian to wait back on the footpath rather than in the area where the ‘hold lines’ are. |
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