As I walked towards a pedestrian crossing this afternoon after running a couple of errands in the downtown, I was once more soberly reminded of the ordered state in which we find ourselves in New Zealand, when compared to some other parts of the world.
For most of my life I lived in an environment where the amber (orange) traffic light indicated a challenge to the motorist to check that his/her car could beat the red light, instead of the intended ‘stop’ if you have not yet crossed the first warning line, as is enforced in New Zealand. My reason for writing this particular blog was a picture I saw earlier this afternoon:
I do not believe that I have seen this type of situation in New Zealand in the past seven months!
(Above): The pedestrian is king on the roads here. A driver can easily land himself in hot water for not stopping at such a crossing if there is a pedestrian anywhere in the vicinity of this sign (either side of the street) – the driver must expect that the pedestrian will step out, even if such a pedestrian doesn’t necessarily look as if he intends crossing the street.
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