Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:18:22 on Wed,
4 Nov 2009, Peter Campbell Smith remarked:
To change the subject slightly, I see that (many? all?) new crossings
have
the red and green man (person?) mounted at waist height at the side of
the
road one is waiting at, rather than opposite. I suppose we'll get
used to
it, but I've already seen people:
- look across the road, see no light and assume that there isn't a
pedestrian phase, especially where there are others waiting and obscuring
the new-style light, and
- even more worryingly, look across the road (say south to north) and see
the green man for the pedestrians crossing east to west, which is aimed
directly south, and plunge across the road into the traffic.

These new crossings are a complete disaster, and should be banned
immediately.

Is there a theoretical reason why they are supposed to be "better"? I
did try Googling when one of the blasted things arrived near here, but
couldn't find a good explanation.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK