pedestrian crossing
noun
formal
: a marked path where people can safely walk across a street or road
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At a conventional intersection, drivers are turning left, traffic is passing in both directions and a right turn on red might include a driver who doesn’t see a pedestrian crossing with the light, Bryson said.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
To ensure the safety of pedestrians, flaggers will be stationed at these access points to assist with pedestrian crossing, officials said.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Many people in the two villages do the same; the nearest pedestrian crossing is more than half a mile away.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2025
Authorities in the Swiss city of Basel have installed 12 of the altered pedestrian crossing lights at locations frequented by soccer fans while the country hosts the nearly month-long tournament.
—Ciaran Fahey, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
The price includes extending medians with paint, changing the angle of crosswalks to shorten them and adding pedestrian crossing signs with flashing lights.
—Pili Saravia, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That intersection had a pedestrian crossing which caused one lane to be open — and the intersecting lane to have a red light — for longer than usual, which was marked for blind pedestrians by a loud tone.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 23 May 2025
The bird seemed to understand that, whenever a human pushed the pedestrian crossing signal, a long line of cars would back up down the street.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The audio, created using deepfakes of the tech CEOs' voices, were circulated by an anonymous hacker or group who gained access to the pedestrian crossing systems in cities including Alameda, Oakland, and San Francisco.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
To ensure the safety of pedestrians, flaggers will be stationed at these access points to assist with pedestrian crossing, officials said.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Many people in the two villages do the same; the nearest pedestrian crossing is more than half a mile away.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2025
Authorities in the Swiss city of Basel have installed 12 of the altered pedestrian crossing lights at locations frequented by soccer fans while the country hosts the nearly month-long tournament.
—Ciaran Fahey, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
The price includes extending medians with paint, changing the angle of crosswalks to shorten them and adding pedestrian crossing signs with flashing lights.
—Pili Saravia, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That intersection had a pedestrian crossing which caused one lane to be open — and the intersecting lane to have a red light — for longer than usual, which was marked for blind pedestrians by a loud tone.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 23 May 2025
The bird seemed to understand that, whenever a human pushed the pedestrian crossing signal, a long line of cars would back up down the street.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The audio, created using deepfakes of the tech CEOs' voices, were circulated by an anonymous hacker or group who gained access to the pedestrian crossing systems in cities including Alameda, Oakland, and San Francisco.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Pedestrian crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedestrian%20crossing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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