Motoring Discussion > Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? Miscellaneous
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New Tue 30 Nov 10 21:08 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - VxFan

Because Elf n' Safety deemed it too dangerous.

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New Tue 30 Nov 10 21:13 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - Old Navy
Yet another council with a common sense failure.
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New Tue 30 Nov 10 21:25 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - -
And someone is being well paid with a perky pension at the end of the exhausting career to come up with this drivel, no wonder UKPLC is going down the toilet.
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New Tue 30 Nov 10 21:41 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - Zero
Its not quite as reported.

The crossing man has been replaced by a signal controlled crossing, and is only there temporarily while the kids get used to the crossing.

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New Tue 30 Nov 10 21:45 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - RattleandSmoke
That would make a lot more sense. When did the tabloids ever print anything even close to the truth?

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New Tue 30 Nov 10 22:29 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - Old Navy
We have Light controlled crossings with lollypopers on main roads, They operate the crossing and they block the road on the red light in case the kids don't cross in time.
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New Tue 30 Nov 10 21:44 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - Bromptonaut
But if there's a pelican crossing maybe he's not really a 'lollipop' man; no need for a lollipop if there are red/green men. Not sure why he's there at all but let's assume there's a need to supervise reatively young kids (the article mentions a primary school) over the crossing. He's there to help the kids use the crossing and to make sure they wait in a safe & sensible fashion and then cross briskly and directly when the green man shows.

If he stands in the middle of a busy road & then scuttles back, perhaps latish in the light's phasing, then dependant on the road layoutt I can at least see the risk.

Maybe near misses have been reported to the Council??
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New Tue 30 Nov 10 21:52 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - Boxsterboy
That must be a really taxing job - pushing the button for someone at a pedestrian crossing.

Mind you, there's probably a degree course for it at one of those oh-so-important universities that the rest of us think are ripe for pruning.
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New Tue 30 Nov 10 22:23 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - rtj70
But aren't these Lollipop men/women used where there are no controlled crossings normally. So this again is a non-story. And why would anyone get stranded in the middle if they ventured out onto the road - those crossing have to make it across all the way.

I can see how Zero's version of events is more accurate.
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New Tue 30 Nov 10 22:31 
 Why didn't the lollypop man cross the road? - bathtub tom
>>That must be a really taxing job - pushing the button for someone at a pedestrian crossing.

Like the guy at the toll booth (on whatever the road is that by-passes Dublin) who takes your money and throws it in the bin for you.
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