1.Belisha beacon – Belisha jelzőfény
in the UK, a post with a flashing orange light on top that shows where cars must stop to allow people to walk across a road; a tall black and white pole topped by flashing orange globe, placed on either side of the road at zebra crossings; mostly now replaced by more sophisticated arrangements
2.zebra crossing – zebra, gyalogátkelőhely
a place on a road, especially one where there is a lot of traffic, across which wide, black and white lines are painted, and at which vehicles must stop to allow people to walk across the road
3.pelican crossing – jelzőgombbal ellátott gyalogátkelőhely
a special place in the road in the UK, with a set of lights at the opposite side of the road and a device that people can press to make the red light show and the traffic stop, allowing them to cross
4.puffin crossing – pedestrian user friendly intelligent crossing – szenzoros gyalogátkelőhely
(in the UK) a special place in the road with a set of lights at the side of the road next to the pedestrian (= person walking), and a device that they can press to change the light and make the traffic stop, allowing them to cross
The design is distinct in that the lights controlling the pedestrians are on the same side of the road as the pedestrian user. They have two sensors on top of the traffic lights (PCD pedestrian crossing detector and PKD pedestrian kerb detector). These sensors detect if pedestrians are crossing slowly and can hold the red traffic light longer if needed. If a pedestrian presses the button but then walks off, the PKD will cancel the request making the lights more efficient.
5.pedestrian crossing(UK)/crosswalk (US) – gyalogátkelőhely
a special place in a road where traffic must stop to allow people to walk across
interesting piece of info:
traffic light colours:
green – amber(UK)/yellow(US) – red
amber (UK) – the yellowish-orange traffic light that shows between the green and the red to warn drivers that the lights are about to change
The lights flashed amber then green. – A lámpák sárga, majd zöld színben villogtak.
sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Glosbe; definitions.net
Vocabulary
flashing | villogó |
pole | oszlop |
globe | gömb |
sophisticated arrangements | kifinomult megoldások |
vehicles | járművek |
to allow sb to do sg | megengedni, hogy valaki tegyen valamit |
opposite side | ellentétes oldal |
to press | megnyomni |
distinct | különálló |
kerb | járda |
to detect | észlelni |
to walk off | elsétálni |
to cancel the request | törölni a kérést |
efficient | hatékony |
amber | sárga; borostyán |
to be about to | hamarosan történni fog valami |