And other stories from the stranger side of life
The green man will be displayed longer at crossings because Brits are getting “fatter and older”, said the Daily Star. Guidelines are being tweaked to allow the green man 20% longer at crossings so a slower, fatter, older population can cross the road. Under government guidelines, pedestrians have 6.1 seconds to cross both lanes of a normal road at a walking pace of 1.2 metres per second. However, a new recommendation will allow 7.3 seconds for people to “waddle” at a speed of 1 metre per second, said the tabloid.
