A toucan crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing

Pedestrian crossing

A pedestrian crossing or crosswalk is a designated point on a road at which some means are employed to assist pedestrians wishing to cross. They are designed to keep pedestrians together where they can be seen by motorists, and where they can cross most safely across the flow of vehicular traffic...

 found in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 that also allows bicycle

Bicycle

A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....

s to be ridden across. Since two-can, both pedestrians and cyclists, cross together, the name toucan

Toucan

Toucans are members of the family Ramphastidae of near passerine birds from the Neotropics. The family is most closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills. The family includes five genera and about forty different species...

was chosen.

Toucan crossings are normally 4 metres (13 feet) wide, instead of the 2.8-metre (9 feet) width of a pelican crossing

Pelican crossing

A Pelican crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing featuring a pair of poles each with a standard set of traffic lights facing oncoming traffic, a push button and two illuminated, coloured men facing the pedestrian from across the road - a red, stationary man to indicate that it is not safe to...

 or puffin crossing

Puffin crossing

A pedestrian user-friendly intelligent crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing in use in the United Kingdom.It differs from a pelican crossing in that the lights controlling the pedestrians are on the near side of the road, rather than on the opposite side...

. A "green bicycle" is displayed next to the "green man" when cyclists and pedestrians are permitted to cross. Additionally, unlike the pelican crossing, before the lights for vehicles go back to green, a steady red and amber are displayed instead of a flashing amber.

The pedestrian/cyclist signal lights may be on the near side of the crossing (like a puffin crossing), or on the opposite side of the road (like a pelican crossing).

Signalled cycle-only crossings also exist, linking cycle tracks on opposite sides of the road. Cycles may be ridden or walked across, but not until the green cycle symbol is showing.

Another variation on a toucan crossing is the pegasus crossing

Pegasus crossing

A Pegasus crossing is a type of signalised pedestrian crossing with special consideration for horse riders. This type of crossing is nicknamed after the mythical winged horse, Pegasus...

for horses and their riders.