vibrating zebra crossings

[codswallop]

am i the only person in the world who didnt know that the underneath of the button pressing bit vibrates as it turns to green?

Ooh, I didn't know that either. Must look next time!

feel under it - there is a cylinder type thing painted yellow.
Saw a blind guy doing it.

It can be a MN secret sign

Nope, I didn't know, either, I'll try it next time too!

You learn something new everyday. I'll have to give it a try, though I may look a bit strange.

someone told me this a while ago. for some reason it really pleased me. I like the idea of secret things IFYKWIM- although obviously it's not that secret for blind people!

but doesn't it go "beep beep beep beep beep as well?"
so must be for blind and deaf people

ps another excellent thread title coddy - although not as fantastic as "my baby is bionic"

I saw the title of this thread and had images of people trying to cross the road but being shaken off the crossing!

me too...had visions of loads of mumsnetters sitting on a zebra crossing for the thrill!!!

will try harder Ph

I refer you to the creme eggs one

Ahem. Isn't the one with the button a pelican crossing? A zebra is the black and white one where you rely on the drivers to spot you and stop.

less of a gamble than it sounds, Soupie, compared with eg Italy - there they spot you and accelerate, unless you're a nun, in which case they take both hands off the wheel and cross themselves.

Anybody know how a puffin crossing works?

Janh, I think a Puffin crossing is the same as a Pelican but has a sensor, so if you press the button but change your mind and walk away, it remembers and doesn't stop the traffic. And tell me about the drivers in Italy - completely mad!

(Must confess I was looking for a cheap thrill when I opened this thread!)

you must all try it straight away

here you are soupy - this should help here

Gosh, jodee, that's clever. After decades they have finally erected a light controlled crossing at our swimming pool - the car park is across the road - and I heard it was a puffin but it doesn't look any different so I did wonder.

Where does it vibrate? I was feeling one today and it didnt vibrate, was I touching it in the wrong place or what?

Underneath the whol button pressing unit is a small rolling pin type device painted yellow.

Lol at you groping all the boxes!!

I got my best mate to do this in the high street on Wednesday - she had a good grope of the bar thing underneath but it wasn't happening. Made everyone laff though!

must try harder! maybe some are broken!!

or maybe it only happens in the wonderful world of coddy?

In London there are upside down rotating mini cones under the button presser. My son discovered them when he was 3 and worked out that "it turns when the green man is on, mummeee" and we've all been very keen on them ever since!

Badjelly, you toad!

Its teruuue. You non believer in codisms

Nope. I tried it this weekend (on a cycling hol so I wouldn't be recognised!) It didn't work for me.

Look it blinking well works, you need to go and grope some more