A crossing guard, lollipop woman/man/lady/person, or school road patrol is a traffic management personnel who is normally stationed on busy roadways to aid pedestrians.
TIL. Strange terminology, you Brits have. Anyone from the culture have any insight as to the use of this term?
I’d also add that at zebra crossings we have a pole with a sphere on the top that flashes yellow, also looks like a lollipop and the person there for the skids carries the same type of thing
TIL. Strange terminology, you Brits have. Anyone from the culture have any insight as to the use of this term?
In the UK, the crossing guards have a round sign on a long handle to signal stop/go - it’s shaped like a lollipop.
Unlike in the US, where they carry a gun, and are authorised to use deadly force if anyone attempts to inconvenience car drivers by crossing the road.
I’d also add that at zebra crossings we have a pole with a sphere on the top that flashes yellow, also looks like a lollipop and the person there for the skids carries the same type of thing