The Off Topic Topic

[FunkMonk]

The German crosswalk light man is cute and should be the standard everywhere

[The Brain]

Best crosswalk lights are those that show seconds remaining. Most hilarious crosswalk lights are those that show the green guy running progressively faster and faster.

[Duque de Bragança]

Best crosswalk lights are those that show seconds remaining. Most hilarious crosswalk lights are those that show the green guy running progressively faster and faster.

Saw only the former in Moscow, with its broad boulevards/chaussées/shossee to cross as far as I can remember.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Best crosswalk lights are those that show seconds remaining. Most hilarious crosswalk lights are those that show the green guy running progressively faster and faster.

Saw only the former in Moscow, with its broad boulevards/chaussées/shossee to cross as far as I can remember.

They're becoming common in the US.

[Barrister]

Best crosswalk lights are those that show seconds remaining. Most hilarious crosswalk lights are those that show the green guy running progressively faster and faster.

Saw only the former in Moscow, with its broad boulevards/chaussées/shossee to cross as far as I can remember.

They're becoming common in the US.

The countdown timer on crosswalks are ubiquitous around here.

[Sheilbh]

Yeah super-common here too. I love them. They are very helpful.

[Syt]

We don't have timers on crosswalks, but the green light for pedestrians starts flashing when the green phase is about to end.

[Richard Hakluyt]

The crossings in Berlin are particularly good because some of them use the old and distinctive DDR figures :

https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/ampelmann/

[Sheilbh]

Yeah! I love him

Edit: Also reminds me of the map of Europe of crossing men. UK again not joining in, also Poland apparently not understanding the concept of crossing the road

[Syt]

We also still have "love" ones, with couples holding hands (M/F, M/M, F/F variants exist).

[Syt]

Shared by Malthus' aunt on Twitter:

[Sheilbh]

We also still have "love" ones, with couples holding hands (M/F, M/M, F/F variants exist).

We have a few - I think they've been installed for various prides and then kept - for traffic lights:


I have never seen any of the ones with the little couples in the wild, but see the symbol ones loads.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Haven't seen any of those yet, must be overdue a trip to Brighton....bloomin' covid

[garbon]

Haven't seen any of those yet, must be overdue a trip to Brighton....bloomin' covid

Trafalgar Square

[Sheilbh]

They're in Manchester too - almost certainly around the gay village.