The difference a sign makes
23/04/2017
Street signage is all about readability, about ensuring the viewer/motorist understands the pictogram. When UK road signs were being redesigned in the 1960s by Calvert and Kinnier there was a clear imperative to ensure there was no ambiguity. However, some 50 plus years later in Australia I encounter these, minus hands and feet:
Footless and handless person seeks to cross
Sign seen in Brisbane car park
How much more satisfying is this, with both hands and feet – anatomically perfect!
Children about: fully armed and legged.
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Heheh! Chinaman on pedestrian crossing wearing white collar, gloves and shoes.
Never seen this one in the UK though.
Excellent!
Thank you John, for posting this article to remind our safety.
In order to answer these three difficult questions, I must confess that I have to finish the whole pack of cheetos plus two sodas, in the hope it would boost the energy for my thinking. It took me almost half day to find the answer but the good thing is that I finally got the answers after I finished cheetos. Hip hip hooray!
Here we go,
1. For the public safety, I suggest the Department of Transportation could adopt some non-reflective materials for the sign, in the light of public safety.
2. The light reflects back when a vehicle with lights on, therefore I assumed the sign that combines the figure and letters is to provide the dual reminding and alertness for the drivers.
3. And why does the figure on the sign with no feet? I think this is to kindly remind pedestrians to watch their steps, and also to warn the driver of the vehicles that the pedestrians could not run as fast as their cars.
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I can’t unsubscribe you Koko – you have to stop following the blog. All the best J