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Horrified children look on as lollipop man in his 70s struck by car on school crossing
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In the UK, the crossing guards have a round sign on a long handle to signal stop/go - it's shaped like a lollipop.
Unlike in the US, where they carry a gun, and are authorised to use deadly force if anyone attempts to inconvenience car drivers by crossing the road.
I'd also add that at zebra crossings we have a pole with a sphere on the top that flashes yellow, also looks like a lollipop and the person there for the skids carries the same type of thing