SCRAMBLE CROSSING

Subject : Current Events

Context : A scramble crossing or X-crossing is going to come up in front of the Red Fort under the Chandni Chowk Redevelopment project.

Concept :

A pedestrian scramble, also known as scramble intersection and scramble corner (Canada), ‘X’ Crossing (UK), diagonal crossing (US), exclusive pedestrian interval, or Barnes Dance, is a type of traffic signal movement that temporarily stops all vehicular traffic, thereby allowing pedestrians to cross an intersection in every direction, including diagonally, at the same time.
It was first used in Canada and the United States in the late 1940s, but it later fell out of favor with traffic engineers there, as it was seen as prioritizing flow of pedestrians over flow of car traffic.
Its benefits for pedestrian amenity and safety have led to new examples being installed in many countries in recent years.