There's this new road safety ad on tv lately and it's about people having to stop on the road when there are kids crossing the road etc. It even shows this scene where a "lollipop man" stops the traffic to let the people walk past. (And you can even see someone else crossing the road a distance behind the lollipop man - he's been blurred - why can't they just tape the scene again?!)
What you DON'T see is the use of a zebra crossing in that area! Now wouldn't it just be so much more easier to have a zebra crossing instead of a lollipop man there? Drivers are supposed to know they need to give way to people using the zebra crossing (well, drivers with brains that is), and at least they can see the damn thing from the distance.
Also, why can't they just make it a mandatory rule to have all schools have zebra crossings since there will always be kids crossing the roads during peak hours.
And last night I was watching the news and apparently this new housing area has a new road hump built which the local residents say is a good thing cos it stops people from driving like madmen in the area. Strangely the roadhump wasn't painted the usual yellow and black but it was just that black tarmac with a couple of white lines on the side. I thought that the bright yellow and black stripes were supposed to help make it more visible from afar. Having a black road hump in the middle of the road while driving at night where there's no lights provided is just...duh...I know I won't wanna drive in that area!
