"Lollipop man" redirects here. For the Formula One pit crew member, see Pit stop § F1 pit crew roles. For the Sean Penn film, see The Crossing Guard.
A crossing guard (North American English),[1]lollipop man/lady (British, Irish, and Australian English),[2][3] or school road patrol (New Zealand English)[4] is a traffic management personnel who is normally stationed on busy roadways to aid pedestrians. Often associated with elementary school children, crossing guards stop the flow of traffic so pedestrians may cross an intersection.
Crossing guards are known by a variety of names, the most widely used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia being "lollipop lady/man", a reference to the large signs used that resemble lollipops. The verb is lollipopping, which can also be used for road works.
^"Definition of CROSSING GUARD". www.merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
^"LOLLIPOP MAN | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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