Belisha beacon
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belisha-beacon-211-872093
title:
Belisha beacon
text:
A Belisha beacon is a yellow-coloured globe lamp atop a tall black and white striped pole, marking pedestrian crossings of roads in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and other countries historically influenced by Britain, such as Hong Kong, Malta, New Zealand and Singapore. The beacons were named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893–1957), the Minister of Transport who, in 1934, added beacons to pedestrian crossings, marked by large metal studs in the road surface. These crossings were later painted in bl
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Design of lamp
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon
date created:
2002-12-16T17:10:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T21:26:21Z
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