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A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. [ citation needed ] In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement (US: sidewalk), but this was not the case historically.
Vienna's first pedestrian zone on the Graben (2018) Pedestrian mall in Lima, Peru. Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, [1] and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town restricted to use by people on foot or human-powered transport such as bicycles, with non-emergency motor ...
Pedestrian malls are streets that have limited or prohibited motor vehicle access, with the intent to create a walking zone. This may be done to create a safer environment in areas that have high pedestrian traffic, to reduce the noise and pollution levels, or to increase exercise levels by encouraging walking.
A pedestrian crossing (or crosswalk in American and Canadian English) is a place designated for pedestrians to cross a road, street or avenue.The term "pedestrian crossing" is also used in the Vienna and Geneva Conventions, both of which pertain to road signs and road traffic.
The pedestrian zone (Dutch: voetgangersgebied) covers the area within the boundaries of the following streets and squares: Nieuwe Plein, Willemsplein, Gele Rijdersplein, Looierstraat, Velperbinnensingel, Koningsplein, St. Catharinaplaats, Beekstraat, Walburgstraat, Turfstraat, Kleine Oord, and Nieuwe Oeverstraat. [21] Netherlands Utrecht
A pedestal (from French piédestal, from Italian piedistallo 'foot of a stall') or plinth is a support at the bottom of a statue, vase, column, or certain altars.Smaller pedestals, especially if round in shape, may be called socles.
Interest in the sport, and the wagering that accompanied it, spread to the United States, Canada, and Australia in the 19th century. By the end of the 19th century, pedestrianism was largely displaced by the rise in modern spectator sports and by controversy involving rules, which limited its appeal as a source of wagering and led to its inclusion in the amateur athletics movement and ...
In the United States, the term sidewalk is used for the pedestrian path beside a road. " Shared use paths " or "multi-use paths" are available for use by both pedestrians and bicyclists. [ 8 ] " Walkway " is a more comprehensive term that includes stairs, ramps, passageways, and related structures that facilitate the use of a path as well as ...