Pegasus crossing, Ashlawn Road
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Pegasus crossing, Ashlawn Road
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 21 Apr 2010
This could well be a contender for the most rurally located light-controlled pedestrian crossing in the country. Many people have questioned the need for this facility and, by coincidence, a letter appeared in a local newspaper the day after this photograph was taken in which the writer claimed never to have seen anyone using it despite driving this way regularly. The crossing does link a bridleway with the cycle path on the south side of the road and was justified as part of a 'safer route to schools' initiative to encourage pupils at Ashlawn School to walk or cycle this way from the Hillside Estate.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.347912
Longitude
-1.263006