We have received enquiries about the duration of the pedestrian lights outside Brookes, and there have been reports that they ‘switch themselves on’.

Sure enough, we learn from the County that, as part of the traffic management scheme of that section of road, the pedestrian crossing has been designed to revert to all red if the frequency of vehicles approaching the pedestrian crossing falls below a certain level.
A red light will be shown to both the traffic and pedestrians until such time as a vehicle is detected or a demand at the crossing is made which will initiate the appropriate change in the lights.

We are told this is a trial – let us know what you think!