Arwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoHorrified children look on as lollipop man in his 70s struck by car on school crossingwww.manchestereveningnews.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down13
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkHorrified children look on as lollipop man in his 70s struck by car on school crossingwww.manchestereveningnews.co.ukArwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squareMonkyhands@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoIn the UK, the crossing guards have a round sign on a long handle to signal stop/go - it’s shaped like a lollipop.
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI’d also add that at zebra crossings we have a pole with a sphere on the top that flashes yellow, also looks like a lollipop and the person there for the skids carries the same type of thing
minus-squareMouldyCat@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoUnlike in the US, where they carry a gun, and are authorised to use deadly force if anyone attempts to inconvenience car drivers by crossing the road.
In the UK, the crossing guards have a round sign on a long handle to signal stop/go - it’s shaped like a lollipop.
I’d also add that at zebra crossings we have a pole with a sphere on the top that flashes yellow, also looks like a lollipop and the person there for the skids carries the same type of thing
Unlike in the US, where they carry a gun, and are authorised to use deadly force if anyone attempts to inconvenience car drivers by crossing the road.