How long does it take a pedestrian to cross the road in Sydney?

The answer changes on a Sunday but, during the week, it will be up to twice as long as it does in London.

The waiting time to cross the road in Sydney's CBD was cut from about two minutes to 90 seconds for cars, bikes and pedestrians in January. But in London, at about 200 intersections, the maximum waiting time for pedestrians is now set at 40 seconds.

That circular device placed at traffic lights in the Sydney CBD makes no difference to the time it takes to get permission to cross the road for most of the week.

Since 1994, at all intersections across the Sydney CBD, the "green men" get set to "automated pedestrian phases" that disable the button signals from 7am to 7pm on Monday to Thursday, and from 7am to 9pm on Friday.