On any given day around Christchurch, thousands of people walk to work, school, the shops and for exercise.
Check out the rules and some tips for pedestrian safety below.
Christchurch will continue to develop a safe network of footpaths and walkways as part of its long term plan of creating a world class transport network.
School patrols often find it hard to get a break in the traffic.
A signalised crossing is where there is a pedestrian light (red/green man) at a set of traffic lights.
Some pedestrian crossings are installed with a yellow SmartPad.
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