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I am about to cross a road,

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and here is something you might not know:

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In Britain, there are special crossings for horses.

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Not kidding. Because what I'm on is technically known as a 'bridleway'.

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It's a footpath that horses and riders can use as well.

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So here we have a special button--

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there's one up there as well

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for if you're already mounted on your horse--

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and a special staging area,

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that I'm currently standing in,

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in which horses can wait

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before the lights change

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and they are able to cross the road that way.

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And here is the best part:

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the best part is the name,

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because in Britain we have Pelican crossings, ""Pedestrian Light Controlled"

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they're the normal ones.

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And then they came up with Toucan crossings,

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because they were for pedestrians and bikes,

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so "two-can" cross there.

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Then they came up with Puffin crossings--

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I can't remember why they're called that--

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but they're the ones with the special cameras and lights,

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like those up there--

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that will track pedestrians as they cross

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and not stop the traffic any more than they have to.

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And then, because all those are named after flying things:

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we have this,

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which is a Pegasus crossing.

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And that is something you might not know.

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