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| Can we not just call it "Pedestrian crossing"? |
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:24 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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| 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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| #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:22 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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| 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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| #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:12 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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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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| #6 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:39 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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| 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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| #7 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:01 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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| Alex, Jamie was joking. |
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:19 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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| 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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| #10 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:35 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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Sorry.  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.
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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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| #12 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:41 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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| NinaZara wrote: |
| Sorry. 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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| #13 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:47 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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| Duck? Even a small animal like ducks have rights on roads in America! |
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| #14 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:53 am Fußgängerquerungshilfe in English? |
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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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| #15 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:50 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? 
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Now I get the joke.
(whether he was joking)