Puffin crossing, Wokingham photo call
In a bid to improve road safety for children at the Wokingham Gorse Ride Infant and Junior Schools, as well as for shoppers at the California Crossroads shopping parade, Wokingham Borough Council has installed a puffin crossing outside the California Ratepayers’ Hall.
Puffin crossings display red and green men on near-sided display units at the eye height of pedestrians. They also use kerbside and on-crossing detectors to monitor the pedestrians waiting to cross the road.
Should the pedestrian cross before the green man is shown, the kerbside detector will cancel the pedestrian’s demand before the traffic is interrupted. The on-crossing detectors watch the area of the road pedestrians will be crossing on, and for slow moving pedestrians it will extend the time the crossing is kept clear. This makes puffin crossings particularly useful to more vulnerable pedestrians.
On Wednesday April 18 at 10.30am, Wokingham Mayor Cllr Angus Ross will be trying out the new crossing with some children and parents from Gorse Ride Infant School. Also joining the Mayor will be Carol Bates, instigator of the Older Peoples Forum in Finchampstead (FINE).
Puffin crossings display red and green men on near-sided display units at the eye height of pedestrians. They also use kerbside and on-crossing detectors to monitor the pedestrians waiting to cross the road.
Should the pedestrian cross before the green man is shown, the kerbside detector will cancel the pedestrian’s demand before the traffic is interrupted. The on-crossing detectors watch the area of the road pedestrians will be crossing on, and for slow moving pedestrians it will extend the time the crossing is kept clear. This makes puffin crossings particularly useful to more vulnerable pedestrians.
On Wednesday April 18 at 10.30am, Wokingham Mayor Cllr Angus Ross will be trying out the new crossing with some children and parents from Gorse Ride Infant School. Also joining the Mayor will be Carol Bates, instigator of the Older Peoples Forum in Finchampstead (FINE).
Wokingham Borough Council
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