Zebra crossing in The Broadway © Basher Eyre cc-by-sa/2.0

TQ0058 : Zebra crossing in The Broadway

taken 5 months ago, near to Woking, Surrey, Great Britain

Zebra crossing in The Broadway

In 1934 transport minister Leslie Hore-Belisha introduced the iconic zebra crossing with its eponymous beacons. With the advent of faster and faster roads came the Panda with its triangular black and white pattern. Next came one for cyclists and pedestrians because "two can" cross and then the PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled Crossing. Believe it or not there is also one for horses- the pegasus. One for cows hurrying to be milked, the Moove, was abandoned at the prototype stage...

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Grid Square: TQ0058, 417 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Basher Eyre (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 30 December, 2021 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 31 December, 2021
Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 0075 5878 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.1529N 0:33.3387W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 0077 5878
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)