We call them 'pedestrian crossings' but we have different names for them depending on the exact type. For example a certain kind has black and white stripes, we call these 'zebra crossings'.
Yes...
In California, it is legal to ride bikes on crosswalks as long as cyclists yield to pedestrians and follow traffic signals.
The British call a flashlight a torch.
To run people down.
No, but they help to reduce them
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Safety measures in place to ensure the visibility and effectiveness of crosswalks in residential areas include clear signage, high-visibility markings, adequate lighting, and traffic calming measures such as speed bumps or raised crosswalks. These measures help to alert drivers to the presence of pedestrians and encourage them to yield the right of way at crosswalks.
Salt Lake City. There are baskets filled with orange flags at the curbs on both sides of midblock crosswalks. This does not apply to crosswalks located at intersections. The law is routinely ignored, but the flags are still there.
What Americans call pants, the British would call trousers.
white
....a can.
Look for pedestrians on either side of the road. If they have entered the crosswalk they have the right of way. School crosswalks are painted yellow, normal crosswalks are painted white.