Seeing red
A local family let us know that many drivers weren’t stopping for people crossing the Salisbury Street pedestrian crossing, so we had a look to see what we could do.
Our safety engineer met with the family, who told us that some drivers were just looking ahead, not left or right to check for people wanting to cross.
With that in mind, we decided to paint large red road markings on either side of the crossing to help get drivers attention - there is no way you can miss them now!
We’ve had some good feedback from the family and other locals, who have told us it is making a difference already.
Just a reminder, when driving towards a crossing, check both sides, slow down and be ready to stop for pedestrians, including people waiting at the crossing.
Remain stopped until they’ve crossed the entire road and reached the footpath, or if the crossing has a central refuge, until they have crossed your side of the road.
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