They take several forms generally depending on the level of conflict between the number of pedestrians crossing at a particular location and the number of vehicles passing that point. The different types are as follows:

• Dropped Crossings
  Provided generally at junctions of two or more roads to enable pedestrians with restricted mobility and wheelchair and pushchair users to cross the road without encountering any vertical restrictions. They are always provided in conjunction with other pedestrian crossing features.
• Pedestrian Refuges
  Utilised when the volume of vehicles using a road is high and hence it is difficult for pedestrians to cross the road.They enable pedestrians to cross one lane of the road and wait safely before crossing the next lane.
• Zebra Crossings
  Zebra crossings are a controlled crossing point.  Drivers must stop their vehicles if a pedestrian is starting to cross or is on the crossing.
• Puffin and Toucan Crossings
  Puffin crossings are a controlled crossing point. The puffin crossing signals are similar to the traffic signals used to control traffic movements at road junctions. Both pedestrians and drivers are controlled by the signals. An audible 'alarm' to advise pedestrians with impaired vision when it is safe to cross.

Requests for a pedestrian crossing facility to be provided

Formal requests should be made to the Area Traffic Manager covering the area where you live. The Area Traffic Manager will arrange for a pedestrian and vehicle count to be undertaken to determine the level of demand. If the demand meets the requisite criteria, then a bid will be submitted for inclusion in the reserve list for minor capital schemes. The request will be assessed against other requests for a priority rating to be established. Proposals with the highest priority will be implemented first within the constraints of the budget provisions.