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Zorluk: ZorPedestrian Crossings

You are approaching a Pelican crossing that runs straight across the road with a central refuge island. As you draw near, the traffic lights change to flashing amber while a pedestrian is walking past the central island towards the far pavement. Which action should you take?

  1. A
    Flash your headlights to signal the pedestrian to hurry across to the opposite pavement
  2. B
    Drive across the stop line once the pedestrian steps onto the central refuge island
  3. Wait at the stop line and give way until the pedestrian has completely cleared the crossingCevap
  4. D
    Proceed immediately because the central refuge island legally divides the road into two separate crossings

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Wait at the stop line and give way until the pedestrian has completely cleared the crossing.
According to the Highway Code (Rule 197), when a Pelican crossing goes straight across the road with a central island, it is treated as one single continuous crossing. During the flashing amber phase, drivers must give way to any pedestrian on the crossing and remain stationary behind the stop line until the pedestrian has completely stepped onto the opposite pavement.

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1
Identify the crossing type, geometry, and active signal phase
The crossing is a straight-across Pelican crossing with a central refuge island operating under a flashing amber signal.
Different crossing types and layouts dictate specific legal obligations regarding pedestrian priority.
2
Apply Highway Code Rule 197 regarding straight versus staggered crossings with islands
Because the crossing runs straight across rather than being staggered (offset), the entire crossing functions as one single continuous crossing.
A central island only splits a Pelican crossing into two separate crossings if the two halves are staggered.
3
Determine the driver's legal duty during the flashing amber phase
Drivers must give way to any pedestrian who is on the crossing until they have completely reached the opposite pavement.
Under flashing amber, proceeding before the pedestrian has finished crossing is an offence and compromises pedestrian safety.

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Highway Code rules for straight Pelican crossings with central islands during the flashing amber phase
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