How to Drive safely at Pedestrian Crossings – Tips & Tricks

Driving lessons pedestrian crossings ADI Part 3
Mastering ADI Part 3: A Comprehensive Guide to Pedestrian Crossings
Welcome to our in-depth tutorial on ADI Part 3, focusing on pedestrian crossings! In this comprehensive video, we delve into various types of crossings crucial for driving instructors and learners alike. From the familiar Zebra Crossing to the sophisticated Puffin Crossing, we cover it all.
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🚸 Topics Covered:

Zebra Crossings: Understand the fundamentals and key points to teach your learners effectively.
Pelican Crossings: Learn how to navigate these signal-controlled crossings and prepare your students for real-world scenarios.
Puffin Crossings: Explore the advanced features and operation of Puffin Crossings for a deeper understanding.
Toucan Crossings: Discover the shared-use crossings designed for both pedestrians and cyclists, and how to approach them.
Level Crossings: Master the protocols and safety measures necessary when encountering level crossings during driving lessons.
Temporary Crossings: Learn about temporary solutions and how to adapt teaching strategies accordingly.
Comprehensive guide to pedestrian crossings for drivers. This in-depth video explains the different types of crossings including zebra crossings, pelican crossings, toucan crossings, puffin crossings, parallel crossings, equestrian crossings and more. It provides detailed instructions on how to use each type safely and correctly as a driver. Key things covered i

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00:00 adi part 3 pedestrian crossings
00:34 pedestrian refuge
02:21 zebra crossing
04:34 zebra crossing with centre bollard
06:30 pelican crossing
07:26 toucan crossing
09:12 parallel crossing
10:33 pufin crossing
12:07 pegasus crossing equestrian
13:04 staggered crossing
15:29 temporary crossing
16:04 level crossing
17:36 traffic light or pedestrian crossing

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Hi welcome to driver training and our guide to pedestrian Crossings now first of all can we say that this is not a pedestrian Crossing this also is not a pedestrian Crossing why well we’ll explain that to you later when it comes to Crossings there’s two main types uncontrolled and

Controlled now before we get into those there is another type that’s called a pedestrian Refuge now this isn’t a pedestrian Crossing but what it does it allows people to cross the road safely in two halves so you can see the ballards in the middle of the road and

There’s also the concrete edge around it to protect the pedestrians and what this means is on long and busy roads the pedestrians can walk across one side of the road wait in the middle until there’s a gap and then cross the second half of the road and what that does it

Allows the traffic to keep flowing but also provides a safe space in the middle of the road for the pedestrians to wait for a suitable Gap now these pedestrian refugees come in different shapes and sizes so you can see for in instance with this one here there’s no zigzag

Lines on approach so it’s not a pedestrian Crossing but it is a pedestrian Refuge allowing somewhere safe in the middle of the road for people to cross you’ll also notice very often they may have drop curbs but like with this one here it also has a white

Bia beacon on it so that it lights up of an evening so people know there’s pedestrians there so that’s what these are so they’re not pedestrian Crossings but you need to be aware they are where pedestrians will wait to cross so our first type then is uncontrolled Crossing

So that’s basically the zebra crossing the black and white stripes like a zebra now on approach you have the zigzag lines up to it which means you’re not allowed to park in that area you’re not allowed to overtake within those lines as well and what you have to do with

These is use anticipation so we can see The Pedestrian approaching the crossing we’ve got to think well what if he cuts across the crossing what if he just runs past it I’m not sure what he’s going to do so I need to be slowing down and be

Prepared to stop because we don’t know what he’s going to do we’ve got to use anticipation let’s see this so on the left there you can see The Pedestrian running towards the crossing we don’t know what he’s going to do so we slow down we see he’s carrying on past so we

Can carry on in this one we’re looking nice and early to the right and we can see The Pedestrian with the pram now this is where looking early really help s because if you wait until you’re at this point you’ll look and go oh it’s clear I can carry on through but it

Clearly isn’t so we have to stop Let The Pedestrian cross and clear the crossing and then we can go so as we now look at the next example of this if we’re looking early this time we can see The Pedestrian at the Crossing they’re looking up towards us so they are going

To cross so we use the same thing again we just approach slowly and that gives them then time to get across the crossing and because they’re on our side we need them to clear the crossing to make sure it’s safe and then we can carry on through now with zebra Crossing

Sometimes you find the ballards in the middle uh and that denotes that this pedestrian Crossing is actually two separate Crossings so on approach while the pedestrians are on the right side of the crossing we can legally drive through however as they get to the middle section or on the middle section

That’s where we need to be checking the mirrors slowing down and stopping and we’ll see this example here now in this first Example The Pedestrian is coming from the left across to the right so they’re crossing our side of the road first so that means as they get to that

Center part we can now go through because they’re on a different Crossing so we are okay to carry on in this example we can see The Pedestrian on the right coming across so at this point we need to be checking our mirror slowing down be prepared to stop

But in this instance we’ve got a second pedestrian now with where they are they’re not on the center part so technically we could carry on through however if you’re already slowing down or stopped it just makes more sense to let The Pedestrian come across onto our side of the crossing let them fully

Clear it and then go and that way it just keeps everyone safe and the situation under control so let’s go on to controlled Crossing so this is where as a driver we get told when to stop so there are a few different types so we’re going to go through them now the key

With these is not so much the type of Crossing but how you deal with them so the first one is a Pelican crossing that’s the traditional type where you press the button it changes it gives you about 10 to 15 seconds to cross then you get a flashing amber light followed by a

Green now the flashing amber light means if the crossing is clear you can go so here we see the lights on red it allows approximately 10 seconds for the people to cross and then we’ll see that the light starts flashing amber well because they’re across the crossing we can now

Carry on through you don’t have to wait for the green if it is clear and safe to go so remember with a pelican Crossing it’s red flashing amber and then it will go to green so on the flashing amber as long as the crossing is clear and it’s safe you can go

The next type is tucon crossing so this means two types of pedestrians can cross both pedestrians and cyclists so sometimes the center part will be wider to allow them to cross sometimes you may have bike Lanes on approach so you may have the blue sign visible or you might just see the B

Clane designated at the side another way to tell is you can look at the highlighted sign that where they press the button and that will often show pedestrians and cyclists as well so let’s see that again in action so as we come around the corner here the lights

Are on red now as we look at it on the left we’ve got the cycle Lane Blue sign the highlighted signs on the box where you press the button show a pedestrian and a cyclist and we can see that it’s quite wide the middle part so we know

This is actually a tuen Crossing so the light sequence is red red and Amber then green so we can’t go until the light is green now on approach to tuen Crossings it’s just worth remembering that cyclists can approach them quite quickly so it’s just worth being aware that even

If the lights are on green they may try and come across now with two Crossings there are different variations so there are now what’s called parallel Crossings where this one is on a zebra Crossing but it has a second lane for the cyclist so this is a parallel Crossing now as we

Said there are different variations of this so this one is on a zebra Crossing this one is on a normal tuen Crossing now as we approach again it doesn’t matter on approach what type it is realistically but you can see there are two gaps one with the red tactile

Pavement which helps those who have um partial sight or a blind to know that it’s AC crossing the other gap is just normal flat tarmac so we know there there’s two Crossings on this also added to that there’s two sets of Lane studs the first one there in red the second

One in yellow this shows us that it’s a parallel Crossing one for pedestrians one for cyclists or even horse riders as the sign said on approach to it so again it’s just waiting for that green light before you go then you have a puffing cross in now the puffing Crossings are

The ones that look like they’ve got the little camera on top of the light and what that is it’s actually an infrared beam sender so what it does it sends a load of infrared beams down onto the crossing so while there are people on the crossing the infrared beams are broken

So the crossing knows to stay on red uh when the people people disappear from it those infrared beams go back to normal um The Crossing knows that it’s clear and can change light so puffing stands for pedestrian userfriendly intelligent Crossing so here’s our example here we’ve got the puffing

Crossing with the beams on top there now whereas with the Pelican Crossing it gave us 10 seconds to cross and before the person was off it they were changing in this instance you notice the lights don’t change until the pedestrians are actually off the crossing and clear of

It and then it changes so the light sequence for a puffing Crossing is red red and Amber and green so again it’s not so much how we deal with it on approach but how we deal with the lights when they change the next type is equestrian Crossings or Pegasus

Crossings now these allow horses to cross um you may notice it because of the highlighted sign on the buttons you may have fences on approach to it which kind of hide the traffic from the horses um it they’re not that common but they do exist so with this one again the

Light sequence is red red and Amber and then green so we obviously wait for the horses to be fully clear and then when the light turns to Green again proceed carefully um we wouldn’t want to rev and just zoom off and scare the horses our final type then well these are called

Staggered Crossings now these again are on very busy roads or Junctions and you’ll find they’re two separate Crossings again with the center part in the middle to keep The Pedestrian safe so you’ll see that here as we come down the lights are changing now there’s a

Lot of traffic as you can see so what it allows The Pedestrian to do is walk across from the right side uh into the middle now it gives them somewhere safe in the middle to stand until either there’s a gap in the traffic or the traffic lights change to allow

The person to cross and you can see here again it’s a very busy uh area and it is safer for the person just to wait in the middle make sure of a gap wait till the lights change then decide to go and that’s what we see in our second example

Here that the lights change the person is able to come across the first Crossing again these are like controlled so if this went to Green now we’re able to go The Pedestrian waits in the middle either for a gap in the traffic or for the lights to change and stop the

Traffic and then they’re able to cross that Crossing safely and then we’re able to go so you can see how a staggered Crossing works now a lot of Crossings these days are actually a mix of different ones so you can see this is a puffing Crossing but it’s also a tuen

Crossing um you’ve got the bike lane on approach you’ve got the puffing control there so very often they’re a mix of both so it’s looking at what the light is if it’s a flashing amber remember we can go if it’s um red and Amber then white for the green another type you may

Find is a temporary pedestrian Crossing and that’s what’s shown here because these are temporary lights there’s no Road markings on approach so do you see the red sign on the left there that acts as the stop line so sometimes that red sign might be quite a distance from

Where the actual Crossing is but it it’s that that we go by so wherever that red sign is that is what we class as the stop line these aren’t a pedestrian Crossing but it is a Crossing to bear in mind these are called level Crossings now here once you see those lights start

To flash just stop don’t try risk going across them unless you’re really on the white line at the point that they come down because it’s telling you there are trains approaching and so therefore we need to make sure that we keep everyone safe now as you sit there you may see the train

Go past like here but that doesn’t mean the barriers are about to come back up uh if they don’t come up straight away it means there’s another train approaching this Crossing so again just be aware sit there wait now when this barrier comes up you’ll see there’s

Pedestrians on both sides now one thing that sometimes happens is obviously they walk in the road to go around each other so although this isn’t actually a pedestrian Crossing it is worth bearing in mind pedestrians May step out in front of you on this also from the

Driving point you don’t want to get caught in that yellow box because you can see the cameras on the left there and if you get caught in that yellow box even for a second or two it’s automatically £1 120 fine that comes through your letter box so that brings

Us back to our statement at the beginning so why is this not a pedestrian Crossing would you notice as you approach it the lines on the road a straight white lines they are not zigzag lines so what this is is primarily a traffic light with a

Secondary use as a Crossing so with this even if nobody presses that button as here in this example these lights are going to change so we know it’s a traffic light again as we come down on this one the first set of Lights we approach look have got zigzag lines so

We know unless somebody presses the button these lights aren’t going to change but then as we head off down the road to the second set of Lights as we come down these are not a set of pedestrian Crossings because the white lines are straight white lines so even if it’s

3:00 in the morning on a cold wet November day these traffic lights are going to change because that’s their function but they have a secondary use as a pedestrian Crossing if somebody presses the button so if we know this then we won’t get takeen by surprise we

Won’t approach them thinking oh it’s a pedestrian Crossing nobody’s there the light isn’t going to change and then suddenly the light’s changing and we have to panic to think about what to do if we know it’s a straight white line on approach to it we know it’s a traffic

Light and at some point that traffic light is going to change we hope that’s helped you understand more about pedestrian Crossings and how we use them if it has don’t forget to like share and subscribe to our Channel leave us a comment let us know what you think or

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