Ped scramble
ped scramble
noun phrase
a system of urban traffic control in which in a cycle all traffic lights turn red to stop cars, while pedestrians can cross in all directions
[1960s+; variant named for henry barnes (d. 1968), traffic commissioner of new york city; ped, ”pedestrian, speed walker,” is found by 1863, and among traffic engineers by 1962]
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