How many zebra crossings - you know, the old fashioned ones with belisha beacons sitting on top of a black and white pole as opposed to the new fangled pelicans, toucans, puffins - are there left in Sheffield?
The only one I know of, because I pass it at least twice a day, is on Crookes Valley Road - just down from the junction of Harcourt Road.
I'm amazed it hasn't been updated to have lights given the width of the road and how busy the road can be at "rush hours".
Has it got a preservation order slapped on it, or is somebody trying to turn the local student population into road kill?
Flat Street, just as it becomes Fitzalan Square
Shoreham Street somewhere as well :D
Granville road, and at the bottom of the moor... shorham street too.
Sandygate Road in Crosspool - there's 3 very close together
Captain_Scarlet
04-11-2004, 07:58
Originally posted by dinp
Shoreham Street somewhere as well :D
There are three on Shoreham street:
Opp Post Office/Doc's
Junction with Charlotte Rd x2
There are three new sets in Hackenthorpe.
MuteWitness
04-11-2004, 08:48
abbey lane just before woodseats
Robbie Loving
04-11-2004, 12:43
est banl road, bout 3 qurters of the way up
Firth Park main shopping area
quite a few there:clap:
There's a new one on Harmer Lane(Bus Station).
WallBuilder
04-11-2004, 22:43
Maybe they should start re-instating them as so many car drivers seem to be ignoring red lights nowadays, at least on the old zebra's you didn't start crossing till you knew the traffic was stopping. I had a driver swearing at me at Greystones as I started to cross over when the lights said I could and he had to stop, I'm quite sure if I hadn't started to walk he'd of just kept going.
spiffymonkey
05-11-2004, 07:19
Originally posted by Longcol
How many zebra crossings - you know, the old fashioned ones with belisha beacons sitting on top of a black and white pole as opposed to the new fangled pelicans, toucans, puffins - are there left in Sheffield?
There are a couple around the roundabout at Penistone Road/Halifax Road/Leppings Lane. I think there's one at the top of Leppings lane too.
Come to think of it, there a dozens!
theres one just outside crookesvalley park. at the end of harcourt road. We have had a few near misses on that one, cars come flying down barber road and can't allways stop in time
OneofThree
06-11-2004, 16:25
2 brand new ones just been put on Ecclesfield High Street.
1 near to Colley Road junction of High Greave
2 near SUFC ground
They do seem to be still putting new ones in.
One spotted at Beighton High Street.
There's two at the corner of Brocco Bank/Clarkehouse Road and Westbourne Road. Someone mentioned students and roadkill?
There used to be one in Attercliffe by Dancing Dollar.