The Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

PART IPRELIMINARY

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

3Authorisations by the Department

PART IIFORM OF CROSSINGS

4Signs and road markings for indicating crossings

5Give-way and stop lines and controlled areas

7Additional equipment

8Additional signs

9Non-compliance with the requirements of this Part

PART IIISIGNIFICANCE OF SIGNS AT CROSSINGS

10Significance of vehicular light signals at Pelican crossings

11Significance of vehicular light signals at Puffin crossings

12Significance of give-way lines at Zebra crossings

13Significance of pedestrian light signals and figures on pedestrian demand units

14Significance of indicators for pedestrians at Pelican crossings

15Significance of additional signs

PART IVMOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC AT CROSSINGS

16Prohibition against the stopping of vehicles on crossings

17Pedestrians not to delay on crossings

18Prohibition against the stopping of vehicles in controlled areas

19Prohibition against vehicles proceeding through Pelican or Puffin crossings

20Prohibition against vehicles overtaking at crossings

21Precedence of pedestrians over vehicles at Zebra crossings

22Precedence of pedestrians over vehicles at Pelican crossings

PART VMISCELLANEOUS

SCHEDULE 1SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS TO INDICATE ZEBRA CROSSINGS AND ZEBRA CONTROLLED AREAS

1(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, the...

2Where a globe is mounted on or attached to a...

3A globe or the post on which it is mounted...

4A backing board or shield fitted to a globe shall—...

5A backing board shall be coloured black and may have...

6A Zebra crossing shall not be taken to have ceased...

7Nothing in this Part shall be taken to restrict regulation...

PART IIROAD MARKINGS

9Number of stripes

10Limits of the crossing

12Zig-zag lines

13Give-way line

14Discolouration, temporary removal or partial displacement of road markings

SCHEDULE 2SIGNS TO INDICATE PELICAN CROSSINGS

1Interpretation

3Vehicular light signals

4Pedestrian light signals

5Indicators for pedestrians

6Co-ordination of light signals and indicators for pedestrians

7Operation by remote control

PART IISEQUENCE OF OPERATION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN LIGHT SIGNALS AND INDICATORS FOR PEDESTRIANS (BUT NOT AUDIBLE OR TACTILE SIGNALS)

PART IIIALTERNATIVE SEQUENCE OF OPERATION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN LIGHT SIGNALS AND INDICATORS FOR PEDESTRIANS (BUT NOT AUDIBLE OR TACTILE SIGNALS)

SCHEDULE 3SIGNS TO INDICATE PUFFIN CROSSINGS

2Vehicular light signals

3Pedestrian demand units

SCHEDULE 4ROAD MARKINGS TO INDICATE PELICAN AND PUFFIN CROSSINGS, PELICAN AND PUFFIN CONTROLLED AREAS AND STOP LINES

PART IROAD MARKINGS

1Interpretation

2Indication of limits of crossings and of controlled areas and stop lines

3Controlled areas and stop lines on a two-way street

4Controlled areas and stop line on a one-way street

5Variations in relation to a controlled area or stop line

6Colour and illumination of road markings

8Discolouration, temporary removal or partial displacement of road markings

PART IIDIAGRAM 1

PART II (cont'd)DIAGRAM 2

PART II (cont'd)DIAGRAM 3

PART II (cont'd)DIAGRAM 4

PART II (cont'd)DIAGRAM 5

PART II (cont'd)DIAGRAM 6

SCHEDULE 5REGULATIONS REVOKED

2006 No. 164

ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

The Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made28th March 2006

Coming into operation9th May 2006

The Department for Regional Development1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 28(2) and 59(3) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 19972 and now vested in it3: