Whenever you drive on the road, you must have seen zebra crossings. This helps the people crossing the road to know from where they have to cross the road. Whereas, the person driving the vehicle knows from the zebra crossing where he has to slow down the vehicle and where he has to stop the vehicle. On the other hand, you must have seen zebra crossing on the runway of the airport just like on the road, after which you must have been forced to think about what is its use on the runway. So here it becomes important for you to know what is the reason behind making zebra crossing on the runway. So let's know about this. You can know about this in detail in the next slides…
Why is zebra crossing made on the runway?
When we go to travel by plane, we go through a somewhat lengthy process. Where first your ID is checked to enter the airport, then after that you have to show your tickets and give the luggage.
At the same time, after this, an important process takes place, in which a security check comes. Here the passengers are checked and it is ensured that no suspicious item or any item which is completely prohibited reaches the plane.
At the same time, there is a special reason behind making zebra crossing on the airport runway, which is related to landing. Actually, at the time of landing, the zebra crossing lets the pilot of the plane know the length and width of the runway. With the help of this, they can decide where to start landing and what will be the correct speed of the plane.
Here it is also important to know that if there is no zebra crossing on the runway, it will increase the possibility of crash-landing the plane and may lead to a major accident. Therefore, zebra crossing is made on the runway.
(PC: iStock)
