Regulations 2, 4(1), 5(1), 6(1) and (2) and 12
SCHEDULE 1SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS TO INDICATE ZEBRA CROSSINGS AND ZEBRA CONTROLLED AREAS
PART ISIGNS
1.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, the signs which shall be placed at or near a Zebra crossing for the purpose of indicating it shall consist of globes each of which is—
(a)coloured yellow or fluorescent yellow;
(b)not less than 275 millimetres nor more than 335 millimetres in diameter;
(c)illuminated by a flashing light or, where the Department considers it necessary in the case of any particular crossing, by a constant steady light; and
(d)mounted on a post or bracket so that the lowest part of the globe is not less than 2100 millimetres nor more than 3100 millimetres above the surface of the ground immediately beneath it.
(2) One globe shall be placed at each end of the crossing and, if there is a pedestrian refuge or central reservation on the crossing, one or more globes may, where the Department considers it necessary, be placed on the pedestrian refuge or central reservation.
2. Where a globe is mounted on or attached to a post, whether or not specially provided for the purpose—
(a)the post shall be coloured in alternate horizontal black and white bands, the lowest band being coloured black;
(b)the bands shall be not less than 275 millimetres nor more than 335 millimetres wide except that the lowest band may be up to 1 metre wide; and
(c)the post may be internally illuminated.
3. A globe or the post on which it is mounted may be fitted with all or any of the following—
(a)a backing board or other device designed to improve the conspicuousness of the globe;
(b)a shield or other device designed to prevent or reduce light shining into adjacent premises;
(c)a light to illuminate the crossing.
4. A backing board or shield fitted to a globe shall—
(a)be firmly secured;
(b)not prevent the driver of a vehicle proceeding towards the Zebra crossing in question from seeing the globe; and
(c)not constitute a danger to a road user.
5. A backing board shall be coloured black and may have a white border.
6. A Zebra crossing shall not be taken to have ceased to be indicated in accordance with this Part by reason only of—
(a)the imperfection, disfigurement or discolouration of any globe or post; or
(b)the failure of illumination of any of the globes.
7. Nothing in this Part shall be taken to restrict regulation 7 or 8.
PART IIROAD MARKINGS
Road markings
8. Subject to the following provisions of this Part—
(a)within the limits of a Zebra crossing the carriageway shall be marked with a series of alternate black and white stripes;
(b)the Zebra controlled area shall be marked with a give-way line, a line of studs, and zig-zag lines,
of the size and type and generally in the manner shown in the diagram in Part III of this Schedule.
Number of stripes
9. The number of stripes may be varied.
Limits of the crossing
10.—(1) If it provides a reasonable contrast with the white stripes, the colour of the surface of the carriageway may be used to indicate the stripes shown coloured black in the diagram in Part III of this Schedule.
(2) The white stripes may be illuminated by retroreflecting material.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), each black and each white stripe shall be of the same size and not less than 500 millimetres nor more than 715 millimetres wide as measured across the carriageway.
(4) The first stripe at each end may be up to 1300 millimetres wide and, if the Department considers it appropriate in relation to a particular crossing having regard to the layout or character of the road or other special circumstances, the other stripes may be not less than 380 millimetres nor more than 840 millimetres wide as measured across the carriageway.
Studs
11.—(1) The number of studs may be varied or be omitted altogether.
(2) If studs are provided—
(a)they shall be coloured white, silver or light grey;
(b)they shall be either—
(i)circular in shape with a diameter of not less than 95 mm nor more than 110 mm; or
(ii)square in shape with each side not less than 95 mm nor more than 110 mm long;
(c)they may be illuminated by retroreflecting material;
(d)if they consist of a device fixed to the carriageway, they shall—
(i)not be fitted with reflecting lenses;
(ii)be so fixed that they do not project more than 20 mm above the adjacent surface of the carriageway at their highest points nor more than 6 mm at their edges;
(e)the distance from the centre of any stud to the centre of the next stud in the same line shall not be less than 250 mm nor more than 715 mm and the distance between the edge of the carriageway at each end of a line of studs and the centre of the nearest stud shall be not more than 1300 mm; and
(f)the two lines of studs need not be at right angles to the edge of the carriageway, but shall form straight lines and, so far as is reasonably practicable, shall be parallel to each other.
Zig-zag lines
12.—(1) The pattern of the central zig-zag lines may be reversed or, on a road having a carriageway not more than 6 metres wide, those lines may be omitted altogether so long as they are replaced by the road marking shown in diagram 1004 in Schedule 6 to the 1997 Regulations.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), the number of marks in a zig-zag line shall be not less than 8 nor more than 18 and a zig-zag line need not contain the same number of marks as any other zig-zag line.
(3) Each mark in a zig-zag line shall be coloured white and may be illuminated by retroreflecting material.
(4) Where the Department is satisfied that, by reason of the layout or character of the roads in the vicinity of a Zebra crossing, it would be impracticable to lay out a Zebra controlled area in accordance with this Schedule—
(a)the number of marks in any zig-zag line in that area may be reduced to not less than 2; and
(b)the length of any such marks may be varied to not less than 1 metre.
Give-way line
13.—(1) The give-way line shall be coloured white and may be illuminated by retroreflecting material.
(2) The angle of the give-way line in relation to, and its distance from, the edge of the crossing may be varied, if the Department is satisfied that the variation is necessary having regard to the angle of the crossing in relation to the edge of the carriageway.
(3) The maximum distance of 3 metres between the give-way line and the limits of the crossing shown in the diagram in Part III of this Schedule may, if the Department thinks fit having regard to the layout or character of the roads in the vicinity of the crossing, be increased to not more than 10 metres.
Discolouration, temporary removal or partial displacement of road markings
14. A Zebra crossing or Zebra controlled area shall not be deemed to have ceased to be indicated in accordance with this Schedule by reason only of the discolouration, temporary removal or partial displacement of any of the road markings prescribed by this Schedule, so long as the general appearance of the pattern of the road markings as a whole is not thereby materially impaired.
