[TCUG] Re: 'Wacky ideas'
- From: mervyn.hallworth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:20:02 +0100
David,
Sorry - totally misunderstood you. Part of the worry which leads to
staggers is of course to make sure pedestrians actually perceive the two
crossing halves as being separate - some authorities (inc Leeds) already
reduce the staggers to 'zero' (opposite studs in line) where considered
necessary - but at least these still look different to 'straight across'
crossings. Keeping the crossings safe when there are a mixture of
similar-looking types around (all seemingly 'straight across' but some on a
common phase and some not) could be difficult and would depend on a number
of factors - mainly island width. Also large numbers of peds would easily
mask the nearside indicators (and additional high-level indicators would
give a 'see through' problem again).
There is a new Traffic Advisory Leaflet due out shortly (replacement of
TA15/81) which, when I saw it in draft, was being pretty even-handed about
left/right or right/left staggers - so you may get your wish.
Mervyn
0113 2476750
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