In this video, I take a look at ‘Tiger’ or ‘Parallel’ crossings as they’re more commonly known nowadays. This is another subject that I think isn’t known to the wider audience, and I also highlight where I think there is a particular danger when approaching or using these.
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Trust Ashley to record a cyclist going through a Red when trying to keep them safe 😂
On topic though, I have never seen or heard of a Tiger crossing. What’s next, Girraffe?
Ash does more to publicise new road designs than the govt departments that create them
I'd like to discuss the cyclist going through the red light at 2:36. For me this is a great example of why it is sometimes safer to cycle through on red than to stop. They are able to clear the roundabout much more safely than if they had stopped at the crossing. If they had waited and started again at the same time as Ash and the green car to his left the risk goes up dramatically at the roundabout, especially as the green car takes the junction before the one the cyclist wants. It also helps traffic flow.
Thanks for this video, just spotted one on the road leading to our Exeter Ikea store (Google Street View, Ikea Way)
I'm surprised that you did not even think it worth commenting on the cyclist who rode straight through the red light at 2:37, or do you think that is reasonable behaviour?
The reason I mention this is that it is about time there was a quid pro quo, namely cyclists keep their concessions in return for them obeying the law.
And I write this as a cyclist as well as a driver.
OMG. Between the apparently wet road, poor markings, close proximity to other markings, mottled sunlight and everything else a driver needs to pay attention to, it could be almost impossible to spot that. Even at 1/4 speed playback it is far from clear.
At least for the pedestrian crossing there are the striped posts, but the Tiger crossing looks like it us before that.
I would not he surprised if that particular crossing became a source of accidents as the first vehicle stops suddenly when spotting the crossing at the last moment and a second, who may be unable to see the crossing or the cyclist, rear-ends them.
2.37 A big fat white line and red traffic yet bike just goes straight through it without slowing or even glancing across to look for pedestrians. Shocking.
These bike crossings are just more nonsense. We know the bikes will be (and are) a menace to pedestrians & just weave in, out and around them, without a care for the ped's safety. They will just turn from the pavement out into the road, at speed & without any hand signal & somehow expect any motor vehicle on the road to either be a mind reader or be able to stop dead.
Bikes, like any other road user, have to STOP on occasion, red lights for example, or on a crossing like these, to ensure it is safe to proceed. Safe not just for the bike, but other users, peds, so they are not run over by a bike & safe for the motor vehicle to see them wanting to cross & have enough time & space to brake safely, without having to do an emergency stop & get hit by the following car.
What will be really funny is when one bike is bombing along the road and another crosses the road & they both smash into each other as neither of the entitled pr!cks think they should give way 😀
Doing nutty things like adding these crossings does nothing for road safety, it just feeds the arrogant entitled attitude of bike users in the UK. The safest thing is for cyclists to dismount at these crossings and cross on two legs.
No doubt there will be a pile-on from the lycra-bois using any excuse under the sun why they should be entitled to do as they please, yet everyone else has to give way to them.
Why have they re-invented the wheel. Surely they are the same as Toucan crossing but with a separated cycle area to one side. I've always given way to cyclists on all crossings no matter who has priority.
These are news to me – every day is a school day! To be honest I have got so used to cyclists in my area not dismounting at Zebras that I assume they are going to ride across and I back off accordingly.
Never expect a cyclist to do the right thing.
I think it should have coloured cats eyes, that light up, like Switch Island.
Cyclist n Bristol never dismount on a zebra crossing or any other type
Did have an issue with a car not giving way on a tiger nr the man express cycleway. One car stopped to let me through. The other was way off so I assume would stop. I started to cross but the other car did not stop, forcing me to stop mid way and let it go. Good job I kept my wits about me. Also I have had some cases of where I use the sep tiger strip to the side, some cars do not seem to think I am properly at the crossing for them to stop – so keep going by.
Anyone who expects a cyclst to dismount and walk across a zebra crossing has never lived around here! So is a Tiger Crossing is just one where you are not allowed to run over a cyclist cycling across it? Only joking..
They inserted a tiny extra lane to a zebra near me in 2021 (when the government was giving free money to councils to create cycle lanes where they are totally pointless), and the first time I saw it I had a double take and said what the heck is that? I had to look it up. And I have NEVER seen a cycle on it, unlike almost every Zebra Crossing around here. It just connects two pavements where cycling is permitted. There are also cycle lanes (put in in 2021) which are never used. But theoretically cycles can use either pavement or the cycle lanes on the road. In practice they almost always cycle on only one of the paths anyway.
Honestly, never seen one of these. In any event, I'd never expect that a cyclist would dismount at a zebra crossing as many don't, so I'd not expect it here either.
I don't recall ever seeing a cyclist dismount at a zebra crossing (or any other sort, I can never remember the names, either..!)
Oh Ashley, you didn't comment on the cyclist running the red light at 02:37 😋
What does that tell you about the road system when you have to give names to different types of crossings 🤔
There are a lots of poorly designed cycle paths, they seem to be designed for the aesthetic value, rather than considering safety parameters for that area.
Extremely dangerous, and plainly speaking very stupid.
If there was a pedestrian or a cyclist, as a motorist, I would give way. I wouldn't wait for a dismount.
I have one of those crossings near me and I've found, now as a cyclist, approaching the crossing at 90°, to indicate with a hand signal my intention to cross. Always works and gives drivers plenty of time to stop and give way.
I would assume motorists would give way to cyclists crossing a zebra crossing. Just like they would give way to someone running, or a mobility scooter, or a pram, or any non- motorised road user.
And like anyone crossing the road: running, walking, riding a bike or scooter, I would assume the cars are not going to stop for the zebra crossing until they definitely do.
To be honest, is a cyclist doing 16kmh more of a problem crossing overall zebra crossing than a running doing 14kmh? Really?
I don't see the point of it really. In winter it will be hard to see the markings, and we already have toucan crossings which cyclists can ride across (toucan – two can)
This is very unclear and dangerous. I'm not from the UK and I wouldn't have known cyclists would have priority at this type of crossing. In my country there are white inverted triangles on the road that indicate you have to give way to whatever is crossing, like in most other countries.
As a retired local authority highway engineer I find this post interesting.
Tiger crossings were introduced well after I retired and I've never seen one. I have however googled as much info as I can in order to give you my reasoned view on them.
It appears that not all authorities mark them out the same which will obviously cause confusion. The best and clearest examples are the ones with a red surface and cycle logos on the carriageway. Without either or both of these there is a clear confusion.
The one you show would have had me stumped.
As an addition, we seem to have Zebra crossings, Toucan crossings, Puffin crossings, Pelican crossings, Pegasus crossings and now Tiger crossings.
I don't think I've missed one out but please let me know if I have.
Never heard of a Tiger crossing, I know them as Parallel crossings.
How long before cyclists treat all zebra etc crossings as tiger crossings and fail to dismount as a result.
If im honest I wouldn't have known what it was, but it wouldn't have caught me out because I simply give way to anything at a zebra crossing anyway. As you say, people often cycle across those anyway.
I feel like the distinction is absolutely unnecessary. My motorcycle had some electric issues this week so I had to cycle into work and I realised that I do actually have one of these near my workplace. Thing is I never gave it any thought because it's just a zebra crossing with a dedicated cycle lane, or atleast thats how I perceived it and it blended in. In the real world cyclists dont dismount at zebras, they sit on their bike and wait to make sure all the traffic has stopped, and they definitely should stop. You treat cyclists using a zebra as any other person who is using it right? Surely because "cyclists are meant to dismount at zebras" that does not imply that you can just blast through it when they're still on their bikes when you see they clearly want to cross?
love the cyclist jumping the red light while talking about protecting cyclists…
I thought they were just a 'Hull thing', didn't realise they had them anywhere else
Drivers should be aware, regardless of the highway code. If you hit a cyclist on any zebra crossing and the investigation finds that you could reasonable see the cyclist and made the lifestyle choice to drive into them. You'll be likely spending time in a jail cell…and rightly so.
Surely a 'good driver' would just stop at any crossing for a cyclist, so whether it was a tiger or just a regular zebra crossing would be irrelevant?
So, a Tiger Crossing is where you have to wary that one has come for your Tea. 🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing this video Ashley. It is always good to more about crossing. 😊
I automatically give priority to cycllists on zebra crossing anyway. I don't think any cyclists have ever dismounted when using them where I live.
They should paint the cycle path red or green go clearly point it out. Would that help in making it clear for motorists?
I didn't know they were called Tiger I just call them Parallel. I treat them with caution whether riding or driving as I agree with Ashley there are a lot of road users who don't know what they are.
Although this video is primarily about the "Tiger" crossing, at 2:36 a cyclist goes straight through the pedestrian crossing red light. Yet again, cyclists showing that the law does not apply to them, yet the motorist has the the onus of keeping abreast of every hare-brained scheme or change in regulations. I wonder how many collisions will take place on these new crossings.
Hi Ashley, thank you so much for the videos, I’ve learnt a lot from watching them, I just wanted to ask you..is it ok to cross the solid white line of a bus lane or a cycle lane to make a turn or to get onto or out of a driveway? Thank you so much in advance! 🙂
the first zebra crossing clip, has an island so that means the crossing is classed as two crossings. as the car is going left, the car doesnt need to stop. the cyclist should have stopped and waited
the cyclist jumps the red lights anyway.
also the rules for the pedestrians at the crossing also apply to the cyclist.
that is they must wait for the traffic to stop before crossing.
highway code rules 18, 19, 20 apply
Absolutely ridiculous idea without proper signage and warning. Luckily, I have never seen one of these within 100 miles of Dorset, but thanks for the heads-up to look out for them in future! Why has there not been a national publicity campaign to make experienced drivers like myself aware of this hair-brained idea and why not make it clearer to the approaching motorist by, for example, changing the shape of the beacon or different stripes on the poles to make it more obvious to the approaching driver? Safety of pedestrians and cyclists is paramount, but this is not the way forward to achieve this goal!?!
Very confusing as 'Toucan (two can)' crossings already exist and are marked as such.
Clearly the warning signage is totally inadequate. The principle safety concern I have is that a cyclist will approach the crossing at a higher speed than a pedestrian and have no appreciation of how quickly a motorised vehicle will stop. A simply solution would be to adapt the Belisha beacon to either flash at a different rate or to be red instead of orange. Sensible cyclists will wait for an approaching vehicle to stop or at least wait to see an acknowledge of the cyclist by the vehicle slowing down to stop if necessary.
Quick question, Ashley. Do you mean that cyclists in the UK are not allowed to cycle over a pedestrian (zebra) crossing? Even in Sweden, cyclists don't have priority on zebra crossings, but it is not prohibited to use them. We also have something like your "tiger" crossings, which have signs like the one for pedestrian crossing but with a symbol of a bicycle for our bicycle crossings. Almost always combining pedestrian and bicycle crossings like on your video.
There's a junction near me in Birmingham that has these crossings across three arms of the junction. They've been there since about 2018. I don't think I've ever seen a cyclist using them.