<P> Three out of four drivers maintained the same speed or accelerated and only one out of four slowed down or braked . The study concluded that encounters between cars and pedestrians at the zebra crossing were critical situations in which the driver had to be influenced before he reached the decision zone at 50 to 40 m before the zebra crossing, in order to prevent "signalling by speed" behaviour . </P> <P> In Switzerland yellow stripes are used for pedestrian crossings . Unlike with yellow "tiger crossings" in the UK, however, cyclists are required to dismount to cross . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, it is the law that motorists give way to pedestrians at zebra crossings (Rule 195 of The Highway Code). They were introduced in the late 1940s and' 50s to tackle high death rates of pedestrians crossing roads . For over 60 years they have been recognized as a safe place for pedestrians to cross but more recently, some drivers are failing to give way to pedestrians . It is believed that hundreds of people have died at the crossings and thousands more have been injured . This has prompted some councils to install enforcement cameras at the crossings to catch offenders . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, a fine of £ 100 and three licence penalty points is given to those failing to give way at the crossings . Such a penalty has attracted criticisms of leniency when compared to other countries which enforce fines of up to £ 2,000 . For failing to give way at a zebra crossing patrolled by a school crossing patrol ("lollipop man / lady" as they are commonly called), however, the penalty rises to £ 1,000 and a minimum of three licence points, with the possibility even of disqualification . In the United Kingdom, motorists have to stop for a crossing patrol, even when it is not on a pedestrian crossing . </P>

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