The Council wants to escort you across the road.
Pedestrian patrols to ease travel
Pedestrians in Nottingham city centre could soon be escorted across busy crossings in a bid to get traffic flowing freely.
The city council is considering the measure after bus firms complained that their vehicles are regularly delayed because of shoppers on zebra crossings.
If the scheme gets the go-ahead Nottingham City Council will post marshals in Lower Parliament Street.
Their task will be to regulate pedestrians rather than traffic.
The marshals would be equipped with paddles emblazoned with "please wait for buses to pass" and patrol the zebra crossing during lunch hour periods.
Lower Parliament Street is one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city, the council said.
Councillor Jane Urquhart said: "I think it's worth trying this. It may be better than completely redesigning the junctions and other types of traffic control."
The proposals are subject to public consultation and if approved would be introduced in April 2010 with other locations in the city centre also being considered.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8362561.stm
Published: 2009/11/16 16:07:25 GMT
© BBC MMIX
First the Council fill in all of the pedestrian under-passes in the city and now they want to tell you when you can cross the road. I'm sorry but the Council should stop trying to regulate EVERY aspect of our lives. Perhaps they should employ these so called 'marshalls' to help school children to cross the road but grown adults? What's next, Council issued 'fixed penalties' for Jay-walking?
Pedestrians in Nottingham city centre could soon be escorted across busy crossings in a bid to get traffic flowing freely.
The city council is considering the measure after bus firms complained that their vehicles are regularly delayed because of shoppers on zebra crossings.
If the scheme gets the go-ahead Nottingham City Council will post marshals in Lower Parliament Street.
Their task will be to regulate pedestrians rather than traffic.
The marshals would be equipped with paddles emblazoned with "please wait for buses to pass" and patrol the zebra crossing during lunch hour periods.
Lower Parliament Street is one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city, the council said.
Councillor Jane Urquhart said: "I think it's worth trying this. It may be better than completely redesigning the junctions and other types of traffic control."
The proposals are subject to public consultation and if approved would be introduced in April 2010 with other locations in the city centre also being considered.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8362561.stm
Published: 2009/11/16 16:07:25 GMT
© BBC MMIX
First the Council fill in all of the pedestrian under-passes in the city and now they want to tell you when you can cross the road. I'm sorry but the Council should stop trying to regulate EVERY aspect of our lives. Perhaps they should employ these so called 'marshalls' to help school children to cross the road but grown adults? What's next, Council issued 'fixed penalties' for Jay-walking?
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