[Travel] TfL to pilot default green man signal at ten pedestrian crossings

Stat Brother

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• Apr 25, 2019

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Transport for London (TfL) is to trial ‘green man authority’ on ten pedestrian crossings in the capital. The signal strategy gives pedestrians priority, relying on detectors to pick up any oncoming vehicles.

The July 2018 TfL Walking Action Plan states: "‘Green man’ authority is a radical technique where the traffic signals show a green signal for pedestrians continuously, until vehicular traffic is detected, at which time the pedestrians are stopped on a red signal, and vehicles are given a green light to proceed.

https://road.cc/content/news/259732-tfl-pilot-default-green-man-signal-ten-pedestrian-crossings


A nice touch but it could get messy.

 

macbeth

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• Apr 25, 2019

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So essentially a zebra crossing with added tech

 

beorhthelm

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• Apr 25, 2019

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Stat Brother said:

Transport for London (TfL) is to trial ‘green man authority’ on ten pedestrian crossings in the capital. The signal strategy gives pedestrians priority, relying on detectors to pick up any oncoming vehicles.

The July 2018 TfL Walking Action Plan states: "‘Green man’ authority is a radical technique where the traffic signals show a green signal for pedestrians continuously, until vehicular traffic is detected, at which time the pedestrians are stopped on a red signal, and vehicles are given a green light to proceed.

https://road.cc/content/news/259732-tfl-pilot-default-green-man-signal-ten-pedestrian-crossings


A nice touch but it could get messy.

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i cant see default green man working unless its a very quiet road crossing, in which case does it make any difference? no one in London waits for a green man if the road is clear.

 

Nottseagull

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• Apr 25, 2019

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macbeth said:

So essentially a zebra crossing with added tech

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No - zebra crossings never give priority to traffic.

 

studio150

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• Apr 25, 2019

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Stat Brother said:

A nice touch but it could get messy.

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Shouldn't be necessary, there should be a mindset for drivers that if they see people waiting to cross the road at any crossing they should stop, as they do in other countries such as Norway

 

Nottseagull

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• Apr 25, 2019

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The July 2018 TfL Walking Action Plan states: ‘Green man’ authority is a radical technique where the traffic signals show a green signal for pedestrians continuously,

How will they detect the gender of the pedestrian?