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rules for pedestrians Flashcards

1
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what should you do with pavements?

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use them if provided and avoid standing on the kerb w your back to the traffic

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what should you do if there is no pavement? (4)

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  • keep on right hand side of road so you can see the oncoming traffic
  • single file
  • close to side of road
  • if safer, cross round before a sharp right hand bend so oncoming traffic can see you - cross back after the bend
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what can you do to help road users see you? (2)

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  • wear light coloured, bright or fluorescent clothing if poor daylight
  • wear reflective clothes (armbands, sashes, waistcoats, jackets, footwear) so drivers can see you with headlights 3x more than without
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what should happen with young children? (5)

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  • should not be walking alone on pavement or road
  • keep between them and traffic
  • hold their hand
  • strap young children into push chair or use reins
  • don’t push buggy into road when checking to cross
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5
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rules with large organised walks? (4)

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  • use pavement
  • if no pavement keep left
  • have lookouts at front and back of group - they should wear fluorescent clothes in daylight and reflective clothes at night
  • people outside of group also carry lights and wear reflective clothing at night
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what should lookouts for large organised walks do during the night?

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  • look out in front have a white light

- look out at back have a red light

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7
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can pedestrians be on motorways or sliproads?

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no, except in emergency

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why do children need to be taught how to cross the road?

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as they can’t judge how fast or how far away vehicles are

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what steps are there to cross a road safely? (5)

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  • safe place to cross
  • stop before you get to the kerb
  • look and listen for traffic
  • if traffic is coming - let it pass
  • when safe, go straight across - no running
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where is a safe place to cross? (7)

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  • space on the other side
  • if there is an actual crossing (zebra, pelican, toucan, puffin)
  • subway
  • footbridge
  • island
  • point controlled by police officer, school crossing patrol or traffic warden
  • or if not above - where you can see in all directions
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where/how should you not cross? (4)

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  • between parked cars
  • blind bend
  • close to brow of a hill
  • diagonally
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how do you cross at a junction? (2)

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  • look out for traffic turning into the road

- if cars come once you are crossing you have right out way

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what should you not do with pedestrian safety barriers? (2)

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  • only cross at the gaps, don’t over

- don’t walk between them and the road

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what is tactile paving?

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  • raised services that can be felt underfoot
  • designed to help blind or partially sighted
  • commonly raised studs w a dropped kerb to show a crossing
  • normally near a hazard
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15
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how do you cross a one way street?

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  • check which way the traffic is moving
  • wait until safe to cross
  • bus and cycle lanes may be operating in a diff direction so be careful
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16
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how do you cross bus and cycle lanes?

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carefully as may be faster than other lanes or agasint the flow of traffic

17
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how do you use routes shared with cyclists?

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  • keep note of features used to seperate the two paths e.g. tactile paving for partially sighted - flat topped bars that look like a ladder - in direction of travel
  • similar use on bike side but tramlike pattern
  • not all routes are segregated so be careful
18
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how do you cross between parked vehicles?

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  • use the outside of the vehicles as if they are the kerb
  • stop and look
  • make sure gap on other side
  • never cross in front or behind a car w its engine running
19
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how should you cross with a reversing vehicle?

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never cross, look for the white reversing lights

20
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what should you wear at night and why?

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reflective clothing to make sure people can see you

21
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main things to do at a crossing (e.g. zebra, pelican etc)

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  • check traffic has stopped
  • cross between the studs/markings - don’t zig zag/ horizontal
  • no loitering
22
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how do you cross a zebra crossing with an island?

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wait in the middle and repeat how to cross the first bit (check cars stop)

23
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what happens if your at traffic lights and pedestrian signals aren’t working?

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wait until the car traffic lights are red

24
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what does the flashing green man mean on pelican crossings?

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do not start to cross

25
Q

is there a flashing light on a puffin crossing?

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no as built on sensors, knows when you have finished crossing

26
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how are toucan crossings controlled?

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with lights - push button

27
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what are equestrian crossings?

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for horse riders, there are pavement barriers, is wide and the person crossing uses a push button

28
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what are staggered pelican or puffin crossing?

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when the crossings on each side are not in line and are seperared but a central refuge (little island)
when reach the middle island, press the button again and wait to cross

29
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which authorised person can control a crossing?

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  • police
  • traffic warden
  • school crossing patrol
30
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how should you be careful if theres emergency vehicles?

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keep off the road

31
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how should you be careful with buses?

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  • if getting on or off wait for it to stop
  • when getting off watch out for cyclists
  • never cross directly in front or behind of a bus
32
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how are tramways paths marked out?

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  • changes in pavement or
  • shallow kerbs or
  • white lines or
  • yellow dots
33
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how do you cross at a tramways?

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  • designated crossing
  • look both ways
  • dont walk along tramway as may be behind you - they are quiet and can’t steer to avoid you
34
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how do you cross at a railway level crossing?

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  • don’t cross if red lights, alarm, or barriers going down

- tacticle warning for vision impaired

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