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4.3.5 Pedestrian Facilities at Priority Junctions
4*3*5*1 Pedestrian requirements at priority junctions, as with other
junction types, should be given equal weight to vehicular
needs* The designer therefore needs to assess pedestrian
loadings and develop his layout, from the beginning, to cater
for these predicted flows* On single carriageway roads simple
junctions and physical island junctions can cater for a
reasonable volume of pedestrians but shadow islands may lead to
a false sense of security for pedestrians and should be
avoided* Priority junctions at dual carriageways also present
difficulties for pedestrians owing to the width of carriageway
to be crossed*
4*3-5*2 Crossings should normally be located close to the junction but
far enough back that the crossing width is minimum. The set
back should be sufficient to enable a vehicle to wait between
the crossing and the stop/give way line. Pedestrians should be
channelled to the correct crossing place, which may be of
cautionary or zebra types, by the use of guardrailing.
4.3.5.3 Grade separated pedestrian crossings may provide an acceptable
solution at some locations but the reluctance of pedestrians to
use such facilities on roads which are not wide and heavily
trafficked should be borne in mind.