New recommendations will give people 7.3 seconds at a green man crossing to allow elderly and disabled people to use the road safely.
The current guidelines were created in the early 1950s as the UK was adapting to the rapid increase in the number of vehicles on the roads.
ATE says the recommendations are part of an effort"to enable millions more people to travel by walking, wheeling and cycling for short trips".
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