zebra crossing

Pedestrian road markings

A zebra crossing is a pedestrian crosswalk marked with broad white stripes on the road surface, giving it a striped appearance.

The term is primarily British; Americans typically say crosswalk.

Vehicles are required to yield to pedestrians in the crossing: She stepped onto the zebra crossing and the cars stopped.

crosswalk

pedestrian

One traveling afoot

curb · curb cut · pedestrian signal · walk signal · right-of-way · pedestrian zone · jaywalking · give way · road markings

safety

pedestrians

People traveling on foot

yield · school zone · speed limit · traffic lights · stop · children · elderly · accessibility · compliance · enforcement

stripes

black-and-white

Without color gradations

alternating · patterned · painted · thermoplastic · white stripes · markings · delineation · visibility · distinctive · road surface

urban

infrastructure

Basic physical systems

city planning · transportation · sidewalks · pedestrian-friendly · traffic calming · road network · public space · municipal · streetscape

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Opposites
pedestrian priority

zebra crossingmotorway

High-speed divided highway

freeway · expressway · dual carriageway · pedestrian overpass · footbridge

crossing type/control mechanism

zebra crossingtraffic light

Road signal device

traffic signal · pedestrian overpass · footbridge · underpass · pedestrian lights

safety/danger for pedestrians

zebra crossingjaywalking

Illegal pedestrian crossing

blind corner

Family

crossing, zebra, crosswalk, pedestrian crossing, zebra crossings

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