Extreme heat is exacerbating design shortfalls that disproportionately burden women, experts warn. Photo: Steve Markham/AAP PHOTOS

Spare a thought for the mother with hot, irritable children in tow, trying to get to the other side of the road.

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Typically timed to the pace of "a six-foot man", the crossing window disappears quickly for those with mobility issues or negotiating prams and toddlers.

"It's just time," Committee for Sydney policy manager Estelle Grech says.

People with mobility issues or children in tow can find crossing the road quickly challenging. (Diego Fedele/AAP PH

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