Comment on Horrified children look on as lollipop man in his 70s struck by car on school crossing
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
Crossing guard
A crossing guard, lollipop woman/man/lady/person, or school road patrol is a traffic management personnel who is normally stationed on busy roadways to aid pedestrians.
TIL. Strange terminology, you Brits have. Anyone from the culture have any insight as to the use of this term?
Monkyhands@feddit.dk 4 weeks ago
In the UK, the crossing guards have a round sign on a long handle to signal stop/go - it’s shaped like a lollipop.
MouldyCat@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Unlike in the US, where they carry a gun, and are authorised to use deadly force if anyone attempts to inconvenience car drivers by crossing the road.
Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’d also add that at zebra crossings we have a pole with a sphere on the top that flashes yellow, also looks like a lollipop and the person there for the skids carries the same type of thing