Transition from: Designed for Cars to Designed for People, Cars, and Bikes

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It looks like itโ€™s a signalized crossing now. Depending on the timing settings of the traffic lights and the speed limit this can be better for people walking. Particularly when it has a sensor to see when everyone is done crossing.

Zebra crossings can be very challenging for disabled people, like visual impairments and mobility issues. These groups can feel very vulnerable using such a crossing because there is no auditory confirmation.

There might be better solutions though if the speed limit is lowered.

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Up until recently zebras were used everywhere, including on signalized crossings.
The extra challenge with this is/was that guide dogs arenโ€™t/werenโ€™t (yet) trained on it. Least thatโ€™s what Iโ€™ve seen in news at the end of last year.

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