This Statutory Instrument has been amended by SI 1998/901 which is printed herein as pages 37 & 38 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of SI 1997/2400.
1997 No. 2400
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997 (revoked)
Made 3rd October 1997
Laid before Parliament 20th October 1997
Coming into force 15th December 1997
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PART I THE ZEBRA, PELICAN AND PUFFIN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS REGULATIONS 1997
SECTION I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
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Revocation
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Interpretation
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Application of Regulations
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SECTION II
FORM OF CROSSINGS
Traffic signs and road markings for indicating crossings
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Give-way and stop lines and controlled areas
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Dimensions
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Additional equipment
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Additional traffic signs
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Non-compliance with requirements of this Section
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SECTION III
SIGNIFICANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AT CROSSINGS
Scope of Section III
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Significance of vehicular light signals at Pelican crossings
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Significance of vehicular light signals at Puffin crossings
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Significance of give-way lines at Zebra crossings
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Significance of pedestrian light signals and figures on pedestrian demand units
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Significance of additional traffic signs
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SECTION IV
MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC AT CROSSINGS
Scope of Section IV
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Prohibition against the stopping of vehicles on crossings
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Pedestrians not to delay on crossings
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Prohibition against the stopping of vehicles in controlled areas
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Exceptions to regulation 20
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Further exceptions to regulation 20
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Prohibition against vehicles proceeding across Pelican or Puffin crossings
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Prohibition against vehicles overtaking at crossings
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Precedence of pedestrians over vehicles at Zebra crossings
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Precedence of pedestrians over vehicles at Pelican crossings
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PART II THE PELICAN AND PUFFIN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS GENERAL DIRECTIONS 1997
Citation and commencement
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Revocation
2 
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Interpretation
3 
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Vehicular light signals at Pelican and Puffin crossings
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Pedestrian light signals and indicators for pedestrians at Pelican crossings
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Pedestrian demand units at Puffin crossings
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Additional traffic signs
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Colouring of containers and posts
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Approval of equipment
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Special directions by the Secretary of State
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SCHEDULE 1
TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS TO INDICATE ZEBRA CROSSINGS AND ZEBRA CONTROLLED AREAS
Regulations 5(1) and 6(1)
PART I TRAFFIC SIGNS
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PART II ROAD MARKINGS
Road markings
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Number of studs and stripes
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Limits of the crossing
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Studs
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Zig-zag lines
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Give-way line
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Discolouration or partial displacement of markings
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PART II DIAGRAM
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SCHEDULE 2
TRAFFIC SIGNS TO INDICATE PELICAN CROSSINGS
Regulation 5(2)(a)
PART I TRAFFIC SIGNS TO BE PLACED AT OR NEAR PELICAN CROSSINGS
Interpretation
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Traffic signs
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Vehicular light signals
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Pedestrian light signals
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Indicators for pedestrians
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Co-ordination of light signals and indicators for pedestrians
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Operation by remote control
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PART II INDICATOR FOR PEDESTRIANS
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PART III SEQUENCE OF OPERATION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN LIGHT SIGNALS AND INDICATOR FOR PEDESTRIANS (BUT NOT THE AUDIBLE OR TACTILE SIGNALS)
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PART IV ALTERNATIVE SEQUENCE OF OPERATION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDES TRIAN LIGHT SIGNALS AND INDICATOR FOR PEDESTRIANS (BUT NOT THE AUDIBLE OR TACTILE SIGNALS)
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SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 5(3)(a)
PART I TRAFFIC SIGNS TO INDICATE PUFFIN CROSSINGS
Traffic signs at or near a Puffin crossing
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Vehicular light signals
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Pedestrian demand unit
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PART II PEDESTRIAN DEMAND UNIT
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SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 5(2)(b) and (3)(b) and 6(2) and (3)
PART I ROAD MARKINGS TO INDICATE PELICAN AND PUFFIN CROSSINGS, PELICAN AND PUFFIN CONTROLLED AREAS AND STOP LINES
Interpretation of Schedule
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Indication of limits of crossings and of controlled areas and stop lines
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Controlled areas and stop lines on a two-way street
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Controlled areas and stop line on a one-way street
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Variations in relation to a controlled area or stop line
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Colour and illumination of road markings
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Form and colour of studs
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Supplementary
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PART II DIAGRAM 1
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 DIAGRAM 2 DIAGRAM 3 DIAGRAM 4 DIAGRAM 5 DIAGRAM 6
APPENDIX
EXERCISE OF POWERS
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