Peter Sarf
Established Member
Yes. It has occurred to me as well. The red background does not look like instructions. The numbered steps do look like instructions.
As for Pelican crossings. There are nowadays those that have the green pedestrian light at waist level on the same side of the road as the pedestrian waiting to cross. As a pedestrian I have really not yet got used to this change. This is sometimes facing the car driver and has fazed me as a car driver before. But in this case the railway crossing tractor driver could assume a line-side signal is similar to the more modern Pelican Crossing signal and obey the wrong signal.
I think cases where the signal can be viewed by both parties is a very stupid design.
As for Pelican crossings. There are nowadays those that have the green pedestrian light at waist level on the same side of the road as the pedestrian waiting to cross. As a pedestrian I have really not yet got used to this change. This is sometimes facing the car driver and has fazed me as a car driver before. But in this case the railway crossing tractor driver could assume a line-side signal is similar to the more modern Pelican Crossing signal and obey the wrong signal.
I think cases where the signal can be viewed by both parties is a very stupid design.