Editing Pedestrian crossing (section)

====United Kingdom====
{{Main|Pedestrian crossings in the United Kingdom}}
[[File:A blustery morning in Llandudno - geograph.org.uk - 4679013.jpg|thumb|A zebra crossing on the sea front of [[Llandudno]], with the traditional – and mandatory – 'belisha' beacons]]
[[File:"PUFFIN" crossing, Coleraine (1) - geograph.org.uk - 2759755.jpg|thumb|Traditional 'farside' signals are frequently replaced with 'nearside' signal boxes, like this one in [[Coleraine]].]]
The [[United Kingdom]]'s pedestrian crossings are quite distinct from the vast majority of Europe, and they use animal names to distinguish different types of crossing. These conventions have been adapted in some ex-Empire countries, such as [[Ireland]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Malta]]. 'Look right' and 'look left' markings are sometimes found in tourist areas, to remind pedestrians of the driving direction in the UK.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1097355613 |title=Traffic signs manual. Chapter 5, Road markings |date=2019 |others=Great Britain. Department for Transport, Northern Ireland. Department for Infrastructure, Scotland. Scottish Government, Wales. Welsh Government |isbn=978-0-11-553208-5 |edition=2003 |location=London |oclc=1097355613}}</ref>

Zebra crossings are similar to their Continental counterparts, with white stripe markings, they must have orange flashing globes, called '[[Belisha beacon|belisha beacons]]'. They also normally have zig-zag markings to prevent overtaking and stopping of vehicles.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1134444798 |title=Traffic signs manual. Chapter 6, Traffic control |date=2019 |others=Department for Transport, Northern Ireland. Department for Infrastructure, Scotland. Scottish Government, Wales. Welsh Government |isbn=978-0-11-553744-8 |location=London |oclc=1134444798}}</ref>{{Rp|page=125}}

There are a number of different types of signal-controlled crossing. The traditional [[pelican crossing]] is no longer permitted in the UK, because it has been replaced with more intelligent [[Puffin crossing|puffin crossings]] – which have crossing sensors and low-level pedestrian signals – and pedex crossings, which features pedestrian countdown timers, however in Ireland only pelican crossings are installed. Puffin crossings are rare.<ref name=":02" />{{Rp|page=|pages=62-3; 125}} Cyclists are sometimes permitted to use pedestrian crossings, such as [[Toucan crossing|toucan crossings]] (so named because TWO user types CAN cross) and sparrow crossings.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jargon buster |url=https://activetravel.tfgm.com/terminology-explained/ |access-date=2021-12-28 |website=TfGM Active Travel |language=en-GB}}</ref>