I never knew this....

I used to think that, too, Dusty. It was only recently I worked out that they were for a reason. But I hadn't realised it was so complicated.

I used to wonder why some pedsetriam crossings didn't beep when they went to green. It then dawned on me that this was only when there was more than one crossing close together. A blind person wouldn't know which one was safe to cross.

I think the girl on the video said that a cone rotated on the bottom of the control panel to let you know it was on green.

Thanks for posting, it was very interesting.

Well shiver me timbers, I never knew what those markings were all about and I've learnt something new today, thanks for posting that dustybin.

I could bore the bollox off a donkey about tactile paving ( the technical name for the little bumpy slabs), having had to grasp all
the different specifications over the years.
They also are colour coded depending on where they are.
Buff/Yelow in uncontrolled crossings, red in controlled crossings (with traffic lights), and charcoal grey in environmental areas ( which makes
no sense at  all to the blind/partially sighted.
And corduroy paving (raised lines on slabs) , are used on cycle ways, to denote start/finish of cycle ways.

Isn't 'Chit Chat' fantastic?

Educational, good humour, fair and frank debate, The CCDA and more....