toltec wrote:
Just realised that in writing this out I may have found an answer.
I think that what is happening is that on the approach to the crossing I see it but do not register any pedestrians at the kerb or moving towards the kerb or glancing over their shoulders etc. I then notice the pedestrians stood back from the kerb and start to wonder what they are up to, temporarily forgetting about the crossing. It is possible I notice the peds a bit later on the approach because the curve of the road and their distance from the kerb puts them behind the pole for the crossing lights for a while.
Still need to work on the distraction thing or maybe it is building in peds stood well back from the kerb into my zebra crossing scan in this case.
Open to other thoughts though.
Totec
You are obviously evaluating your driving and continually looking out to keep improving on it. You are on the right lines .. building in the pedestrians into your COAST and risk assessing the potential hazard which could develop..