Editing Zebra crossing (section)

=== North America ===
[[File:Crosswalk styles (en).svg|thumb|The different crosswalk styles used in the US]]

In [[North America]], pedestrian crossings are almost exclusively called [[crosswalks]], but depending on the marking style, they can have different names.
Although zebra crossings exist in the US, the term is used to describe a type of diagonal crosswalk with two parallel lines painted over the stripes, similar but not identical to the ladder style. Instead, zebra crossings are called "continental crosswalks" and are the preferred style in many states because of its enhanced visibility compared to the other marking styles. In most areas of [[Canada]], standard parallel lines markings are the preferred crosswalk style, except in [[Toronto]] where zebra markings are widely used.