As with any traffic light, drivers must prepare to stop at a solid amber or red light. If the Pelican crossing’s lights are flashing amber, this means you must wait for pedestrians still on the ...

<p>Most crosswalks have a button a pedestrians can push to get a crossing signal, but some think pressing that button affects the traffic light sequence, changing sooner because the button was ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In July 1969, the British ministry of transport unveiled a new pedestrian crossing called the “pelican” or ...

Pedestrians can operate the crossing by pressing the buttons on both poles. Once a pedestrian presses the button, the traffic light turns red and it is safe for the pedestrian to cross.

HYDERABAD: A year on, pedestrians in Hyderabad continue to be unaware of the pelican signals or pedestrian light-controlled signals installed at major points in ...