belisha beacon

A Belisha Beacon is a tall black and white pole topped by flashing orange globe. They appear on either side of the road at zebra crossings in the United Kingdom. A few Belisha beacons are also to be seen in the former British colony of Hong Kong. They are named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1895-1957), the Minister of Transport who introduced them in 1934. In New Zealand, the standard for pedestrian crossings (in the Traffic Regulations) now requires such a device (or an orange non-illuminated equivalent) atop the black and white pole at each side of the crossing.

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