There are several different types of Traffic Light Controlled Pedestrian crossings used in the UK and Radix Traffic have developed products to suit them, all of which are covered by patent number GB2222011.
CU/TU100 Universal Tactile Equipment
Until recently, all crossings had the pedestrian
signals situated on the far side of the road with
a standing red man signal to indicate that you
should not cross and a walking green man to indicated
the “invitation to cross” period. When the crossing
is associated with Road Junction Signals
there is no further complication but at a Pelican
Crossing there is also a flashing green
man period warning the pedestrians not to begin
crossing but allowing them to reach the opposite
side of the road. The Radix Traffic CU/TU100
Universal Tactile Equipment can be programmed
to operate in either of these conditions.
ITE200 Integrated Tactile Equipment
Many of the most recent pedestrian crossings
use Puffin, Toucan or Pegasus signals. In these
cases the signals (red and green man indicators)
are placed adjacent to the push button on the
same side of the road as the waiting pedestrian.
This removes the possibility of confusion arising
when the signals change to red whilst the person
is still crossing the road (you can not see them
once you have started to cross). For safety reasons
these signals are also driven from a nominal 48V
so Radix Traffic have introduced a small Integrated
Tactile Equipment, the ITE200 (Patent number GB2379287), that can be fitted as a single unit inside
the push button box. As well as reducing the cost
of the Tactile Equipment itself, this means that
the installation and running costs are much lower.
All Tactile Equipment manufactured by Radix Traffic
is fully Type Approved to Highways Agency Specification: TR0157B.
