What is the origin of zebra crossing?

When you walk on the streets of the city, you will see white lines drawn on the roads at corners, T-junctions and intersections. This is the crosswalk line. Because white is eye-catching and looks like a white line on a zebra crossing, it is also called a zebra crossing. The zebra crossing is actually a traffic sign drawn to maintain traffic safety, protect personal safety and people's family happiness. When crossing the road, it tells you that you must take the crosswalk.

So, do you know the origin of the first crosswalk? As early as in ancient Rome, people, horses and cars were mixed on some streets in Pompeii, Italy, and traffic was often blocked and accidents occurred frequently. In order to solve this problem, people deliberately raised the sidewalk to separate people from cars and horses. Later, near Ma Lukou, pieces of stones protruding from the road were placed horizontally, called jumping stones, as a sign to guide people to pass. Pedestrians can cross the road on these jumping stones, which are just between the two wheels of the carriage, so the carriage can pass safely. Later, many cities are using this method.

/kloc-at the end of 0/9th century, with the invention of the automobile, urban traffic was rolling, and the speed and danger of the automobile exceeded that of the carriage. The previous stone jumping can't avoid frequent traffic accidents.

In the early 1950s, the British designed a crosswalk line in the street, stipulating that pedestrians can only take crosswalks when crossing the road. As a result, a series of horizontal lines appeared on the streets of London, which looked like white stripes on zebras, so people called them zebra crossings.

This is the origin of the first crosswalk line. From its appearance to the present, it has played a considerable role in directing vehicles and pedestrians to move and park in the street in an orderly manner, reducing traffic accidents and protecting personal safety.