Toucan crossing

{{Short description|Combined pedestrian and bicycle crossing}}

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{{Use British English|date=September 2017}}

File:TUCANCrossing.jpg, London, in 2004) with signal lights on the opposite side, like those of a pelican crossing.]]

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A toucan crossing is the British term for a type of pedestrian crossing that also allows bicycles to be ridden across.The Highway Code, 2015, Rule 80 Since "two can" cross together (both pedestrians and cyclists) the name “toucan” was chosen.{{cite book|title=Traffic Engineering & Control|date=2000|publisher=Printerhall|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXRUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22two%20can%22|language=en}} In the United Kingdom toucan crossings are normally four metres (13 feet) wide, instead of the 2.8 metre (9 feet) width of any pelican crossing or puffin crossing.

There are two types of toucan crossing: on more recently installed ones, a "green bicycle" is displayed next to the "green man" when cyclists and pedestrians are permitted to cross. A red bicycle and red man are shown at other times; older crossings do not have a red bicycle – bicycles are permitted to cross at any time (if it is safe to do so).{{cite book|title=Cyclecraft|date=2011|publisher=Allen & Unwin|url=http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/|language=en}}

Unlike the pelican crossing, before the lights for vehicles go back to green, a steady red and amber are displayed instead of the flashing amber. The pedestrian/cyclist signal lights may be on the near side of the crossing (like a puffin crossing), or on the opposite side of the road (like a pelican crossing). A related crossing type is the pegasus crossing for horse riders.{{cite web|publisher=direct.gov.uk|title=The Highway Code: Rules For Cyclists (59–82)|url=http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069837|date=10 July 2012|accessdate=22 December 2020}}