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puffin crossing — /pufˈin krosˈing/ noun A type of street crossing, a development of the pelican crossing, which has automatic detection of pedestrian requirements ORIGIN: Adapted from pedestrian user friendly intelligent crossing … Useful english dictionary
Puffin crossing — A puffin crossing (pedestrian user friendly intelligent crossing) is a type of pedestrian crossing in use in the United Kingdom. It differs from a pelican crossing in that the lights controlling the pedestrians are on the near side of the road,… … Wikipedia
puffin crossing — noun (in the UK) a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights which change to green again only when no more pedestrians are detected on the crossing by infrared detectors and mats. Origin 1990s: puffin from p(edestrian) u(ser) f(riendly)… … English new terms dictionary
Puffin (disambiguation) — Puffin can mean * Puffin, the bird * Several Puffin Islands around the world * Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Books specialising in children s literature * Puffin Lightvessel * Puffin unit of currency, from an unofficial coinage; see Coins… … Wikipedia
Pedestrian crossing — Crosswalk redirects here. For other uses, see Crosswalk (disambiguation). An adult and child prepare to use a crosswalk in Haifa, Israel … Wikipedia
Toucan crossing — A toucan crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing found in the UK that also allows bicycles to be ridden across. Since two can , both pedestrians and cyclists, cross together, the name toucan was chosen. Toucan crossings are normally 4 metres… … Wikipedia
Zebra crossing — A zebra crossing in Sydney, Australia … Wikipedia
Pelican crossing — A pelican crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing featuring a standard set of traffic lights with a push button and two coloured lamps for pedestrians using the crossing. The official name is Pelicon crossing (short for PEdestrian LIght… … Wikipedia
Belisha beacon — A Belisha beacon is a flashing orange globe atop a tall black and white pole. They appear on either side of the road at zebra crossings in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in the former British crown colonies of Singapore and Hong Kong. They are… … Wikipedia
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