A pedestrian crossing in the form of a wide, flat speed bump.
a wombat crossing slows traffic and significantly reduces crash risk
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- The council has also told the office to install wombat crossings to slow traffic before it starts the development.
- Also approved were visual 'zig-zag' markings and a wombat crossing in the shopping centre area of the road.
- Upgrading the pedestrian crossing to a Wombat crossing will provide a safer facility for school children as the increased height will be more visible to drivers.
- The provision of a wombat crossing was recommended at the traffic committee meeting of 3 July 2007.
- Since I'm opposed to it, it's good to read that the idea of a wombat crossing is not being supported.
- He said that he would like to see a wombat crossing system or a speed camera to encourage people to slow down.
- Wombat crossings are more generally used on busy roads, not just roads on school routes.
- The design of wombat crossings does not take cyclists into account sufficiently, and needs a fundamental re-think for the entire Sydney area.
- The police representatives strongly supported the need for a wombat crossing.
- Along the way are signs indicating Wombat Crossings.