Brisbane Daily Photo : Scramble Crossing

Friday, July 22, 2011

Scramble Crossing

I hadn't come across a scramble crossing until I moved to Brisbane. Do you have them where you are? The traffic at a crossroads stops in both directions and there is something of a free-form pedestrian phase where you can pretty much walk in any direction you like.

10 comments:

Linda Robertus said...: They have a lot of these in the Netherlands for cyclists. I wish there were more for pedstrians in the suburbs here in Brissy; it takes forever to cross some roads...; July 22, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Joanna said...: I never heard of that, but I can see where it would really be pedestrian friendly. But, I live in Chicago and I think the drivers wouldn't like it very much.

It's funny how your perspective changes depending upon whether you're walking or driving...; July 22, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Alan said...: Melbourne has one or two of them. Ironbridge, on the other hand...; July 23, 2011 at 6:16 AM
Alan said...: Forgot to say, I LOVE this pic!; July 23, 2011 at 6:16 AM
Pet Sitter Brisbane said...: Have you seen "Smoke" with Harvey Keitel? This picture reminds me of that movie. All the stories in one snapshot.; July 23, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Photos by Stan said...: Cool beans!! That is really pretty neat -- oh, my wife says that she almost emigrated to Brisbane in 1960 -- lucky for me she came to the States. [Is there an Arnold Hoppe still living there?]; July 23, 2011 at 9:59 AM
cara said...: Not that I know of, Stan! But there are about 2 million of us in Brisbane so he could be out there somewhere.

Linda - I'm with you! We've been trying to get one near our school but I think the crossing has to be busy day and night for them to even consider making it a scramble.

Joanna, Manish, Alan - thankyou!

Pet Sitter - I have seen that movie and I love it. Makes me want to move to Brooklyn!; July 23, 2011 at 5:33 PM
Carola said...: Great shot, with the people walking in different directions.
No, we don't have this in Germany, but we do have large pedestrian zones in downtown.; July 24, 2011 at 1:19 AM
Mrs Santa said...: We don't have many human pedestrians on our bush road but right now it's certainly all a bit of a wallaby scramble crossing.

They bound along in front of the car, they leap off to one side of the road and then back,they scatter and then suddenly regroup - harrowing driving!

Sadly, despite all care, for a few it becomes a scramble to wallaby heaven.; July 24, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Mozette said...: I remember there were a few scramble crosses in London; and they were the first ones I came across in 1997.

When I came home, I found these ones here in Brissie! :D; July 30, 2011 at 12:34 PM