What is a pelican crossing?

Question

How is it different from a zebra crossing?

and why is it called that?

thanks all :)

Answer 1

A pelican crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing featuring a standard set of traffic lights with a push button and two coloured lamps for pedestrians using the crossing. The official name is Pelicon crossing (short for PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled crossing).

A zebra crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing used in many places around the world. The crossing is characterised by longitudinal stripes (hence the term, named after the zebra) on the road, parallel to the flow of the traffic, alternately a light colour (usually white) and a dark one (painted black, or left unpainted if road surface itself is of a dark colour).  

Answer 2

     Pelicans just  have that done to fool you.

Answer 3

It's different from a zebra crossing because it's a pelican.

Answer 4

a pelican crossing is traffic light controlled.

a zebra crossing is just lines painted on the road, with beacons, for pedestrians to cross safely.

called zebra as it is black and white stripes.

Answer 5

It's a crossing for pelicans

Zebras cross at zebra crossings and pelicans cross at pelican crossings

Answer 6

Pelicans fly across, and zebra's walk.