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Xiaolüren
Xiaolüren (Hsiao-lu-jen; ; "Little Green Man"; officially , "Pedestrian Countdown Display") can refer to any pedestrian traffic lights, but most often the animated traffic light system originally from Taiwan. It was first implemented in Taipei City between Songshou Road and Songzhi Road, in 1999, and came into widespread use around the country and almost replaced incandescent, static and non-animated pedestrian traffic lights within a few years. The light displays an image of a little green, blue, or white man, with or without a hat, animated in usually seven frames at varying speed to suggest relative urgency. It is also used in many other parts of the world, including Spain (especially in Seville), China, Malaysia, Mexico, Egypt, Japan, Peru, Thailand (Effective in 2016), Cambodia, Romania, Italy, Australia (Non Animated), New Zealand (Non-Animated), United Kingdom (Non-Animated), Argentina, Chile, United Arab Emirates (Non-Animated), Brazil, Indonesia, Portugal (Leiria) and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampelmännchen
(; literally ''little traffic light man'', diminutive of ''Ampelmann'' ) is the symbol shown on pedestrian signals in Germany. Prior to German reunification in 1990, the two Germanies had different forms for the , with a generic human figure in West Germany, and a generally "male" figure wearing a hat in the East. The is a beloved symbol in former East Germany, "enjoy ngthe privileged status of being one of the few features of East Germany to have survived the end of the Iron Curtain with his popularity unscathed." After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the acquired cult status and became a popular souvenir item in the tourism business. Concept and design The first traffic lights at pedestrian crossings were erected in the 1950s, and many countries developed different designs (which were eventually standardised). At that time, traffic lights were the same for cars, bicycles and pedestrians. The East Berlin was created in 1961 by traffic psychologist Karl Peglau (1927–2009) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
