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How does a puffin crossing operate?

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A sensor holds the lights on amber for traffic while pedestrians are still crossing

A sensor holds the lights on red for traffic while pedestrians are still crossing

A sensor holds the lights on flashing amber for traffic while pedestrians are still crossing

A sensor holds the lights on green for traffic while pedestrians are still crossing

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A sensor holds the lights on red for traffic while pedestrians are still crossingThis was the right answer

At puffin crossings, an infra-red sensor detects when pedestrians are crossing. This controls when the lights change. There's no flashing amber phase as there is with a pelican crossing.

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Rule 199Highway Code rule · Puffin sensors hold red for people on the crossing and use no pelican-style flashing amber.

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