tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post8496707970983250831..comments2024-03-25T17:27:38.456+01:00Comments on Itchy Feet: the Travel and Language Comic: Vertical SignalMalachi Ray Rempenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-52805155828842590512019-08-01T10:01:28.636+02:002019-08-01T10:01:28.636+02:00In North America, cyclists and pedestrians are the...In North America, cyclists and pedestrians are the enemy. xinithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807056626225794652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-23260767410355044442019-07-22T09:37:45.472+02:002019-07-22T09:37:45.472+02:00In Japan they just have them on both sides of the ...In Japan they just have them on both sides of the intersection if it is big enoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-31198364147362503792019-07-21T14:07:45.515+02:002019-07-21T14:07:45.515+02:00Lol, not in Italy.Lol, not in Italy.Eco8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/10734679696753938626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-72295787694634411842019-07-21T11:34:49.431+02:002019-07-21T11:34:49.431+02:00A tiny one perhaps!A tiny one perhaps!Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-8051512858544923082019-07-21T11:33:55.753+02:002019-07-21T11:33:55.753+02:00This is in Germany - yeah, they have those too, so...This is in Germany - yeah, they have those too, so that if you are in the front of the line and can't see the one above you, you can look to your left and see the one there. Which comes with its own set of problems - what if someone runs a red light, or a pedestrian crosses on red? You won't see it because you're looking sharply to the left instead of straight ahead! Foolish, I say!!Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-88214785606759067262019-07-21T08:27:29.959+02:002019-07-21T08:27:29.959+02:00"LIGHT YEARS ahead". Haha is that a pun?..."LIGHT YEARS ahead". Haha is that a pun?Faolannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-64505388967770915312019-07-19T17:00:58.866+02:002019-07-19T17:00:58.866+02:00Apparently, US intersections tend to be designed o...Apparently, US intersections tend to be designed only with cars in mind, with little regard for cyclists or pedestrians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-62405946276851785832019-07-16T20:56:27.839+02:002019-07-16T20:56:27.839+02:00Iceland does that, too - that was the first time I...Iceland does that, too - that was the first time I saw it and I found it so scary. They drive so far into the crossing before they stop! It almost seems like they're going to run over it. And yes, there would usually be a pedestrian crossing, too.<br />They must have picked that up from the Americans. That's what you get from having foreign armies in your country...Nynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528669900338776955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-74743628219593344432019-07-15T22:09:51.874+02:002019-07-15T22:09:51.874+02:00Which countries have silly system like that? Here ...Which countries have silly system like that? Here in Finland the lights are on both sides and usually on straight poles, example https://img.ilcdn.fi/IML4GFEev3D4yJhgYriNJj7Pd00=/full-fit-in/2048x/img-s3.ilcdn.fi/4998a00afbc58845cfbc4c0e92419bf4cb0d04717213b28e72fad3f183b1617a.jpgLeevihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858074896442647316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-76110286381901048342019-07-14T23:39:13.918+02:002019-07-14T23:39:13.918+02:00In London the low level mini traffic lights are us...In London the low level mini traffic lights are used for cyclists. Especially useful when they allow them to start ahead of the motor vehicles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-63086437444468593752019-07-14T22:30:22.147+02:002019-07-14T22:30:22.147+02:00In France, they put these little traffic lights (h...In France, they put these little traffic lights (https://www.google.com/maps/@47.2122482,-1.5793739,3a,18.4y,162.28h,83.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2EuOXUE-FRo0BpGCBjON0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) in the first driver's (or cyclist's) visual field in almost all regular traffic lights crossings.<br /><br />I went in England last month and I noticed they don't have them, but they (sometimes) have a second, US-style traffic lights set after the intersection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-80237402574004316252019-07-14T20:03:01.391+02:002019-07-14T20:03:01.391+02:00Huh, I never noticed this difference. Come to thin...Huh, I never noticed this difference. Come to think of it, I like the non-US way better.Ekevoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945936257423816431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-11797788896274703072019-07-14T19:15:53.661+02:002019-07-14T19:15:53.661+02:00Crosswalks in the US? Maybe in the largest cities ...Crosswalks in the US? Maybe in the largest cities ...teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289745868554035019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-78200558019309127922019-07-14T12:11:47.377+02:002019-07-14T12:11:47.377+02:00I've heard the argument that putting the light...I've heard the argument that putting the lights on the near side prevents people from going too far ahead (and blocking the crosswalk), since the light is no longer visible when you inch too far ahead.<br /><br />In the US, I also often find it less intuitive to know which light corresponds to which lane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com