"PUFFIN" crossing, Coleraine (1)

Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 11 Jan 2012

A “PUFFIN” pedestrian crossing at the corner of the Railway Road and the Circular Road (out of picture to the left). One of twenty installed or to be installed at various places throughout NI. To quote from the official announcement “PUFFIN stands for Pedestrian User Friendly Intelligent Crossing. The major differences between PUFFINS and Pelicans are that PUFFINS have the red/green man on the push button unit beside the pedestrian; there is no flashing amber signal to drivers – they are held on a red signal until pedestrians have completed their crossing and the time for pedestrians to cross the road can be extended by sensors which detect people still on the crossing. Drivers also benefit from PUFFINS when a pedestrian pushes the push button and then moves away, the demand for the green man is cancelled so drivers do not experience an unnecessary delay.” This is the “red man” aspect. Image shows “green man” aspect.

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