Lollipop people

[Xena Worried prince]

Before I start, I am not slating or putting down the incredible job these people are employed to do, there is nothing more useful in the fight against child crossing safety then these people.

However I do have a question concerning deployment of these valuable resources.

When I was a child (dim and distant memory) Lollipop men and women were positioned at crossings with no other control over making drivers stop (road islands without lights, Zebras or anything) and this helped children get across some of the more dangerous crossing points. Yet now I mostly see them at crossings that have Pelican Crossings, Zebra Crossings or traffic lights already installed at them.

Is it me or is this now down to a failure by drivers to stop at lights / crossings that requires this?

Surely there would be more benefit in placing the national treasures that are School time Lollipop people at crossings that don't already have any other controls in place to stop drivers in favour of children crossing ?

Like I said I think they provide a wonderful service but I am questioning the decision to deploy them at crossings that already control the traffic.

Xena

[bigbadwolf]

I assume you're referring to the Lollipop men on Lordship lane. Have you ever tried asking one?

[Jeremy]

When I was a kid they had a lollipop man on the zebra crossing with no lights - that was quite a long time ago. I agree that it seems slightly surplus to requirements where there are traffic lights!

[Xena Worried prince]

Hi Mr BBW

I am referring to them all over the place

This morning I was stopped by one on a Pelican crossing on the South Circular (just before the A23 cross over)

There is one on a Zebra Crossing on Barry Road

and so on.

Like I said I think they would serve a better safety remit if they were positioned at crossigns that didn't already have mechanisms in place to stop traffic.

I guess Zebra Crossings may well be the only exception I can think off as cars often don't stop when they should but ...

And no I haven't asked them as it would mean getting out of my car (6)

[????]

They are our last defence against Clowns

[Horsebox]

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> They are our last defence against Clowns

LOL ????, you beat me to it(tu)

[Xena Worried prince]

Now Mr Quids

That is just silly isn't it!! ::o

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Did they ever catch that Clown who abducted all those East Dulwich Kids?

[Mikecg]

I always wanted a job as a lollipop man, the only reason being you dont have to start til your 65. BOOM BOOM!

[snorky]

Sadly No - the clown eluded the long arm of the filth - he ran away to join the circus

[Tony.London Suburbs]

snorky Wrote:

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> Sadly No - the clown eluded the long arm of the

> filth - he ran away to join the circus

lol...

Mind you he nearly got caught so many times, but he walked the tightrope and got away with it...

[Asset]

I was driving through Nunhead the other day, and I kid you not, I saw a car full of effing clowns.

Anyway - lollipop persons, sterling job, and they have to put up with a lot of abuse from car drivers. I've seen it happen - even on lit pedestrian crossings

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Lollipop Men and Lollipop Ladies PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eliza.D]

When I first saw this thread I thought it was about people with anorexia nervosa.

[woofmarkthedog]

What we need is armed Lollipop soldiers....

Loaded H&K's......

Point and sh**t policy

Stop dem beema's with gold toothed idiots at the wheel.....

and fat reps stuffin' pasties into their faces from crossin the line....

POW POW