Pedestrian crossings are very important because they help people get across roads safely. They are linked up with the traffic lights, when the button is pressed the traffic lights turn red for the cars to stop. The traffic lights have a special thing at the bottom of the lights to help blind people, its a wee thing that comes out of the bottom of the box and the person feels for it and when the green man comes up it lets the person know by spinning.
if we didnt have this technology there would be lots and lots of accidents, with cars crashing and people getting hit by cars. Elderly people would not be able to cross the road because they might take longer to cross and the cars might not see them and it could end badly.
Advantages of pedestrian corssings are:
gets people accross roads safely
gets blind people over the road safely
helps elderly or disabled get across safely
Disadvantages:
can sometimes take a long time to let you cross
some cars dont stop when the lights change
people could grafitti on them
if we didnt have this technology there would be lots and lots of accidents, with cars crashing and people getting hit by cars. Elderly people would not be able to cross the road because they might take longer to cross and the cars might not see them and it could end badly.
Advantages of pedestrian corssings are:
gets people accross roads safely
gets blind people over the road safely
helps elderly or disabled get across safely
Disadvantages:
can sometimes take a long time to let you cross
some cars dont stop when the lights change
people could grafitti on them