Have you come across a crosswalk marked by dotted lines in your community?
Used in municipalities across B.C., the so-called elephant’s feet crosswalks indicate a designated crossing for both pedestrians and cyclists between two lines of white squares that are supposed to resemble the footprints on an elephant.
The dotted white lines signal to bikers they can remain on their bike while crossing the road, as opposed to getting off and walking the bike as required in a standard crosswalk marked with large white stripes, also called zebra crossings.
For the City of Victoria, elephant’s feet crosswalks are about cyclist safety, according to the city’s transportation planning manager Sarah Webb.
Seen along the city’s all-ages and
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