How To Use A Pelican Crossing

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How to use a pelican crossing. Stopping directly on a pelican crossing is a traffic offence. You cant read and need to get from one side of the road to another7. Pelican crossings model home will be straight ahead on your right. This worksheet uses both makaton and widgit symbols to support understanding of pelican crossings.
Using a pelican crossing. A pelican crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing which features a pair of poles each with a standard set of traffic lights facing oncoming traffic a push button and two illuminated coloured pictograms facing the pedestrian from across the road. These are a red stationary person to indicate that it is not safe to cross and a green walking person to indicate that it is safe to do so. Pelican crossings differ from zebra crossings in that the flow of traffic is controlled by traffic lights.
You are a wheelchair user and need to cross from one side to the other8. Some pelican crossings accompany the pedestrian crossing period with a countdown timer to show how long there is left to safely cross the road. Pelican crossings also provide non visual indication that it is safe to cross such as a beep vibrating b. Traffic can proceed again once the crossing is clear.
Kids road safety using a pelican crossing using a pelican crossing. Pelican crossings model home will be straight ahead on your right. If the traffic is busy ensure the car in front clears the crossing and before you proceed ensure there is sufficient space the other side for you to clear the crossing before entering the crossing area. You are deaf and need to cross from one side to the other5.
You are deaf and blind and need to cross from one side to the other6.