(in the UK) a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights operated by pedestrians.
〈英〉（行人可自行控制红绿灯的）自控人行横道
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It offers tools to get started and information across a broad spectrum of interests, from starting a campaign for a pelican crossing to resources on animal testing and ID cards.
A pelican crossing is a signal controlled crossing operated by pedestrians.
He said evidence from a police officer who had pulled into a nearby garage suggested the youngster was not looking as she crossed the busy carriageway 70 ft away from a pelican crossing.
The elderly find it dangerous to cross the road at a pelican crossing or a zebra crossing because of speeding vehicles.
I think a pelican crossing on a dual carriageway would be extremely dangerous and a bridge would encourage youths to throw things at cars.
The older children are writing letters to the council to persuade them we need a pelican crossing.
A four-way pelican crossing is a possibility but it could cause problems with traffic backing-up during peak times.
Jackson managed to avoid them and continued towards the second pelican crossing, where a male pedestrian was halfway across.
A public meeting called for a pelican crossing at the spot but the speed limit was reduced from 40 mph to 30 mph instead.
Then there should be pavements constructed on both sides making it safe for pedestrians and I would not be averse to the building of a pelican crossing to protect those crossing the road.
The two Newfoundland dogs are regular fixtures at the pelican crossing near the school where retired Hampshire policeman Tony works on weekdays - so much so that they are said to be part of the school.
Residents believe a pelican crossing should replace a zebra crossing on that stretch of road.
Speakers urged the county council to provide pedestrians with a bridge, an underpass or a pelican crossing to prevent another death.
To prevent similar fatalities in the future there should be a pelican crossing.
A student who died when she was knocked down by a car on a York pelican crossing had dreamed of winning a Nobel Prize, her devastated sisters revealed today.
We fetched up in front of the hotel after a final death defying manoeuvre involving three lanes of traffic, a pelican crossing and one or two expendable pedestrians.
A schoolboy was last night fighting for his life after a hit-and-run accident on a pelican crossing in Sheffield.
It also includes hatched markings around the Cross to prevent any stopping there at all, and moving the pelican crossing nearest the Cross further down the street.
She was knocked down by a car on a pelican crossing as she tried to cross the road on a Sunday evening after a meal at a pub.
They were going to the pelican crossing, but stepped off the kerb because they were frightened by a dog on the pavement.
Synonyms
pedestrian crossing, street crossing, zebra crossing
Origin
1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled), altered to conform with the bird's name.