The crosswalk, commonly known as zebra crossing, consists of white lines and is mainly used for pedestrians crossing the road. There are international standards for the width, length and spacing of zebra crossings. The basic length of zebra crossing is 3-5 meters. The width of each zebra crossing should be 45 or 60 cm. The width of zebra crossing can also be widened 1 meter according to the number of pedestrians. The wider the zebra crossing, the more pedestrians there are.

On a section of road, the distance between zebra crossings is generally 150 ~ 500m, and the reasonable distance is 350 ~ 400m. In other words, in cities, it is best to set up a zebra crossing every 350 to 400 meters to facilitate pedestrians.

If there are no pedestrian crossing facilities on the road in front of schools, kindergartens, hospitals and nursing homes, pedestrian crossing lines shall be delineated and warning signs shall be set up. According to the plan, blind roads are set on the sidewalks of urban main roads.

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The origin of zebra crossing:

Zebra crossing originated from jumping stones in ancient Rome. On the streets of Pompeii in ancient Rome, horses and cars crossed pedestrians, which often caused traffic jams and traffic accidents in the city. To this end, people separate the sidewalk from the driveway and raise the sidewalk. Also in the vicinity of Ma Lukou, blocks of stones protruding from the road-jumping stones were built as signs for pedestrians to cross the road.

Pedestrians can walk slowly across the road on these jumping stones. When the carriage is running, the jumper is just between the two wheels of the carriage. Later, many cities used this method.

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