Side-road junction crossings.
Zebras and continnuous pavements (footways).
Trial designs of safer and more convenient side-road crossings have already been constructed by the City of Westminster.
There are two alternative forms of a simplified zebra crossing, one at road level and one raised to pavement level. A third alternative extends the raised pavement across the road. The results of the trials are very encouraging.
From a road safety perspective all three alternatives perform remarkably well. In almost every case the proportion of drivers that stopped for pedestrians waiting to cross increased from 30% to 80% which is almost the 90% normally achieved at formal zebra crossings. Though less easily measured, the stress experienced by pedestrians as they cross, appears to have been lessened. The decision on which alternative design to use depends on local circumstances, urban design considerations and costs.
The most expensive is a continuous pavement constructed to appear and feel to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians as a place where pedestrians have priority.
The raised zebra crossing option requires additional road-hump warning signs, so becomes more cluttered and confusing.
The least expensive option is a simplified zebra crossing at road level, assuming there is no raised table already present at the crossing.
Three alternative crossing designs
Each of the three styles or designs of trial side-road crossing is safer than an informal, uncontrolled, courtesy crossings
