I must admit that I found the fact that there is no actual pedestrian light a bit disconcerting.

Maybe it is my imagination but drivers in Belfast appear to travel very fast and aggressively compared to Dublin. There are signs indicating a speed limit of 20 miles per hour but in the area where I took these photographs the cars appeared to be travelling much faster.

There are also a large number of boy racers driving very noisy cars in the same area especially at night.

Puffin crossing

“Puffin crossings make crossing the road easier and safer. They have the Red/ Green Man signals on the same side of the road as you are waiting to cross, allowing you to watch these signals and traffic at the same time.”

Safer for pedestrians:

the sensors that see you at a Puffin crossing also control the traffic lights making sure you have enough time to cross the road safely.

Because there is no flashing traffic light sequence, drivers can no longer start to move until you have finished crossing.

You can see the Red/ Green Man box and watch traffic approaching at the same time partially-sighted pedestrians can see the Red/ Green Man signals more easily than a signal on the other side of the road.

Better for drivers:

traffic lights change to green as soon as the crossing is clear, so drivers will no longer be stopped unnecessarily if there are no pedestrians on the road.