Puffins are the new type of street crossing that are replacing Brighton's Pelican crossings - those are the ones with the green man on the far side of the road. According to research for the DfT done by the Transport Research Laboratory, there are less accidents on the new crossings.
I don't know anyone who actually likes the things, but it seems that people were not asked whether they liked them. From casual observation, people are still not waiting for the pedestrian phase before crossing the road, which is the real danger because vehicles can come from unexpected directions.
A variety of crossings are in use in continental Europe. It is a pity the DfT did not copy some of their better features, like the count-down lights which tell pedestrians how much longer they have got to wait.
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I really don't like the new crossings, you have to stand right back in the way of people on the pavement to be able to see when it's time to cross, there's often someone standing in the way so you can't see when it's gone green and when you do get out into the road, you have no indication of how much longer you have got. I don't see how they are better at all. Rant over, I feel better now!
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