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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Wed Aug 20, 2008 16:44 pm  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
This is quite an interesting word: Fußgängerquerungshilfe

It basically describes any facility that helps pedestrians cross the street. For example, it can be a pedestrian bridge over a busy street or pedestrian tunnel. What would be a general term that describes these things in English? What about "pedestrian crossing aids"?

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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Wed Aug 20, 2008 19:30 pm  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
Can we not just call it "Pedestrian crossing"?
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:24 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
Wow. That's an interesting one. I can't think of an existing phrase. Structures to aid to pedestrian safety, maybe? You don't just mean a zebra crossing, but some sort of actual structure, right?
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:22 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
I've seen deer crossings, moose crossings and cattle crossings, but I have never seen a zebra crossing. I suppose they have those in African countries where there are zebras.
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:12 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
No, Jamie. They are called zebra crossing because the stripes on the road resembles those of a zebra.

Quite handy because cars must give way when pedestrians want to cross.
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:39 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
Jamie (K) wrote:
I've seen deer crossings, moose crossings and cattle crossings, but I have never seen a zebra crossing. I suppose they have those in African countries where there are zebras.

In Russian they are called literally "zebra" or a combination of zebra and some other words.
You call those stripes painted across a road "deer crossings" or "moose crossings" then ? (very interesting)
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:01 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
Alex, Jamie was joking.
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:19 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
NinaZara wrote:
No, Jamie. They are called zebra crossing because the stripes on the road resembles those of a zebra.

Quite handy because cars must give way when pedestrians want to cross.

If you see a highway sign with a deer on it, that is called a deer crossing, because deer frequently cross the road at that point, and so you need to take care that you don't hit one.

If you see a highway sign with a moose on it, that is called a moose crossing, because moose frequently cross the road at that point, and so you need to take care that you don't hit one.

If you see a highway sign with a cow on it, that is called a cattle crossing, because cows frequently cross the road at that point, and so you need to take care that you don't hit one.

If you see a highway sign with a school child on it, that is called a school crossing, because school children frequently cross the road at that point, and so you need to take care that you don't hit one.

So I am left to assume that a zebra crossing is a place where zebras cross the road, and where drivers are to use caution so as not to hit a zebra.

And what about crosswalks that have two parallel lines instead of diagonal stripes? Would those be called skunk crossings?
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:34 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
NinaZara wrote:
Alex, Jamie was joking.

Oh, yeah, I see now
(I just didn't see any smile faces in Jamie's post and this made me pick up on his statement about "cattle crossings") Laughing Now I get the joke.

BTW, how about "sheeple crossings". Laughing
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:35 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
Sorry. Embarassed You're too worldly I didn't think you didn't know what zebra crossing is, so I assumed you were joking. I know there are moose, deer and cow crossing roads in the US so I thought you've actually seen them.

Jamie (K) wrote:
So I am left to assume that a zebra crossing is a place where zebras cross the road, and where drivers are to use caution so as not to hit a zebra.

And what about crosswalks that have two parallel lines instead of diagonal stripes? Would those be called skunk crossings?

I've never seen a parallel one.
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:38 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
lost_soul wrote:
NinaZara wrote:
Alex, Jamie was joking.

Oh, yeah, I see now
(I just didn't see any smile faces in Jamie's post and this made me pick up on his statement about "cattle crossings") Laughing Now I get the joke.

BTW, how about "sheeple crossings". Laughing

It was funny but I am not sure now. Confused (whether he was joking)
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:41 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
NinaZara wrote:
Sorry. Embarassed You're too worldly I didn't think you didn't know what zebra crossing is, so I assumed you were joking.

I was joking.

But there really are deer, moose and cattle crossings, among other kinds of crossings. I've even seen duck crossings.
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:47 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
Duck? Even a small animal like ducks have rights on roads in America!
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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:53 am  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
Hi Torsten,

There is also the one-size-fits -all word 'facility', which might be used here instead - a pedestrian crossing facility.

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Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? Thu Aug 21, 2008 13:50 pm  Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English?		  
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a deer crossing, because deer frequently cross the road at that point

Do deer know where they must cross the street? Smile
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