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I always wonderd why they were called belisha beacons... (but not enough to bother to actually find out...) quercus robur :-)
Leslie Belisha was Minister of Transport — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.225.2.248 (talk) 02:55, 9 March 2018 (UTC)Reply
Belisha Beacons are associated with Zebra Crossings in the uk.
There's still confusion between 1934 and 1935 in the article.
Confused by a correct answer of "the 1950's" to a question on University Challenge about Zebra crossings, I just had to check this out - I "knew" about Hore-Belisha in the 1930's (it was a very risque joke to my parents!) so how could the answer be the 1950's ? I was wrong; the question referred to zebra crossings rather than the beacons and all is explainedhere
Belisha Beacons are associated with Zebra Crossings in the uk. Buncey.
How do they work? What do they actually do? When do they flash? Lots of unanswered questions. There 'is a rest of the world, you know. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 18:47, 16 March 2006 (UTC)Reply
They don't do anything but flash constantly, unless/until the bulb fails. They're beacons, nothing else. The legallity of the crossing remains valid whether they are flashing or not.
On a side note, I'm sure Belisha Beacons can be found in other Commonwealth countries such as in the Carribean.
umm, i don't do the whole "editing wikipedia" thing so i dont want to screw anything up by changing things.. but i wanted to bring it to someone's attention that "belisha beacons" are noted in a song by Radiohead called My Iron Lung. Here are the lyrics to the chorus:
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon
The head shrinkers
They want everything
My uncle Bill
My Belisha beacon
i came here to further understand what the lyrics meant, and, in turn, what belisha beacons were, of course. i think it would be good to add this in the article; i just don't know how. thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.129.248.194 (talk) 18:59, 10 February 2007 (UTC).Reply
When first introduced in Dublin they were known as "winking willies" 213.40.112.230 (talk) 23:28, 27 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
I've removed the bold text below from the article. It was lacking any citation:
That text disagrees with the Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997, which say relevantly:
(Schedule 1, paragraph 4) and
(Schedule 1, paragraph 1(2); my emphasis). It's possible that case law has "clarified" the regulations, but without a citation I'm not going to go hunting for cases. --bjh21 (talk) 16:21, 12 March 2014 (UTC)Reply
I stand to be corrected but I dont believe they had flashing lights in till the fifties 95.151.191.231 (talk) 08:06, 4 November 2017 (UTC)Reply