Only saw these on Shooters Hill when I was walking down, never seen these anywhere else and thought it was interesting!
by myscrabbleship
Only saw these on Shooters Hill when I was walking down, never seen these anywhere else and thought it was interesting!
by myscrabbleship
39 comments
Yes, they’re called Pegasus crossings. I’ve not seen any of these myself, but they are one of the rather less common forms of UK road crossings.
you’d think they would make the button bigger so their hooves could press it properly…
There are a few around Hyde Park Corner, and some in Windsor. The push button if normally mounted higher up so it can be reach by someone on horseback
They’re notable because they are in L shapes as that’s how horses move.
Newmarket, they are everywhere.
Yes, I use 2 of them regularly.
The button is also raised appropriately too
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kJsMuAJ8DdYDJu4ZA?g_st=ic
Neigh
Got a few in Cambridge along the bus way
Shooters Hill has them for the Hadlow College Equestrian physiotherapy centre 👍
Only in my Highway Code/Theory Test.
How do you know you live in a middle class area? Equestrian pelican crossing.
There is one on the half way up the A332 (runs through Great Windsor Park) between Windsor and the Peanut Roundabout. [Even the “Trott” signs are horses](https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4516177,-0.6291124,3a,75y,126.15h,79.69t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sCZiZvVIm87GLWh75PrUR3g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DCZiZvVIm87GLWh75PrUR3g%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.share%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26yaw%3D126.15283233398357%26pitch%3D10.306811640862307%26thumbfov%3D90!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu)!
Some near a riding school near me in Essex
One on the edge of the small Oxfordshire town I live in. Pass by it a lot on my walks.
I have. The buttons are always higher too. So the rider can reach them
There appears to be a misunderstanding, let me explain
Red :- “Hold your horses”
Green :- “Off you trot”
Loads of them by me in Newmarket
How does the horse press the button tho?
Yeah there’s one in Thurrock, Essex
How do they push the little button with hooves?
I used to pass one every day at Hyde Park Corner in London. [Here it is](https://maps.app.goo.gl/zwf6eQpXSCZuJL2L8).
Quite a lot up in Scotland. They are placed about 8′ off the ground so riders can push the button. There’s usually a corresponding ‘horse crossing ‘ sign on the road approaching them.
There’s one at Mogador A217 / M25 Jct8
there’s one by aintree in liverpool, my driving instructor always points it out to me. not encountered a horsey using it yet though.
Ham Common?
How does the horse press the button? Hooves are massive.
No but I really do miss having a “green man” or light opposite. They have removed them on all the crossings so the only visual indicator you have is where the button is. It’s really fucking annoying.
Are they high enough up the pole for you to reach on a horse?
Yeah quite alot.
Yes, I have a few around me. Local farm demanded them for their livery yard when the area was getting a mass development.
Yes many times.
Shame it doesn’t say “wait” and “giddyup”
They included them in a new road next to a riding school near where I lived. Unfortunately, in the years between the plans being drawn up and the pedestrian crossings actually being built, the riding school closed. So, we had these crossings, but AFAIK no horse has ever used them!
The ones near me are about 1/2 way up the post so they can use the buttons while sitting on the horse.
How are they supposed to hoof the button when it’s soo small
Yeah, there’s one not far from me, with the button up high, so riders can press the button without dismounting.
Yeah, the button is normally higher though.
I have seen it in my DVLA test and never again
There’s loads of these out towards the greener parts of Stockport.