Editing Pedestrian crossing (section)

===Marked crossings===
[[File:4876Maduya, Carmona, Cavite Landmarks 33.jpg|thumb|A woman at a marked crossing in [[Carmona, Cavite|Carmona]], [[Philippines]]]]
The simplest marked crossings may just consist of some markings on the road surface. In the US these are known as "marked crosswalks".<ref name="row-xwalk50" /> In the UK these are often called [[zebra crossing]]s, referring to the alternate white and black stripes painted on the road surface.<ref name="Trafford Council">{{Citation |title=Your Guide to Pedestrian Crossings |url=https://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-lifestyle/sport-and-leisure/walking/docs/a-guide-to-pedestrian-crossings.pdf |access-date=9 March 2017 |publisher=Trafford Council}}</ref> If the pedestrian has priority over vehicular traffic when using the crossing, then they have an incentive to use the crossing instead of crossing the road at other places. In some countries, pedestrians may not have priority, but may be committing an offence if they cross the road elsewhere, or "[[Jaywalking|jaywalk]]". Special markings are often made on the road surface, both to direct pedestrians and to prevent motorists from stopping vehicles in the way of foot traffic. There are many varieties of signal and marking layouts around the world and even within single countries. In the [[United States]], there are many inconsistencies, although the variations are usually minor. There are several distinct types in the United Kingdom, each with their own name.

[[Road marking machine|Pedestrian cross striping machines]] are special equipment professionally used to paint zebra lines on the intersections or other busy road sections. Because of the characteristics of zebra crossings, parallel stripes that are wide but not long, the striping machine is often a small hand-guided road marking machine, which can easily be made to change direction. There are differences between the engineering regulations in different countries. The marking shoe of a pedestrian cross striping machine, which determines marking lines' width, is much wider than on other marking machines. A smaller marking shoe with wheels may be used to perform the [[road striping]].

The section of [[road]] should be swept clean and kept dry. The painter first pulls a guiding line straight and fix the two ends on the ground. Then they spray or brush a primer layer on the [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] or [[concrete]] surface. The thermoplastic [[paint]] in powder form is then melted into a molten liquid state for painting. Finally, the painter pulls or pushes the striping machine with the guide rod along the guiding line.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} As an alternative to thermoplastics, household paint or [[epoxy]] can be used to mark crosswalks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guide for Maintaining Pedestrian Facilities for Enhanced Safety Research Report - Safety |url=https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/tools_solve/fhwasa13037/research_report/chap2e.cfm |access-date=18 March 2017 |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |language=en-us}}</ref>