Somehow I imagined zebra crossings to have been around a long, long time. But no, it took until 1939 to get around to painting the stripes on the road for use as crossings. And even then they were yellow, so not quite zebras.
It was planned that the painted lines of the crossings would be allowed to wear out. Presumably because most people would have become ‘crossing conscious’ by then and have got the hang of crossing the road !
It looks to me that Belisha beacons pre-date the painting of striped crossings too.
Viv.
It was planned that the painted lines of the crossings would be allowed to wear out. Presumably because most people would have become ‘crossing conscious’ by then and have got the hang of crossing the road !
It looks to me that Belisha beacons pre-date the painting of striped crossings too.
Viv.