Typology of Pedestrian Walking Symbols

[jayalane@mastodon.online]

@Natasha_Jay @blogdiva cool; when I started walking places with my spouse I was like we have to wait for the walking person sign and she was like you mean for the white man to give us permission I see her point now (and in California they are white and not particularly gender neutral).

[pacman@swiss.social]

@Natasha_Jay Irish pedestrian traffic lights in their green phase use this Traditional Irish Dancing signal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5alvB4TlMA

[amorphophalex@mastodon.social]

@Natasha_Jay I'm sure there's a dissertation's worth on whether the simplest stick figures here can be considered gender neutral. I think the ones with hair and a hat are clearly not. I forget where I saw this but I thought I once saw a walking light represented by footprints.

[bituur_esztreym@pouet.chapril.org]

@Natasha_Jay
the fun with the Mexican one is he's walking/running faster according to the seconds left before passing to the red one.

[connynasch@mastodon.social]

@Natasha_Jay Istanbul looks like he needs the loo

[stekopf@mstdn.social]

@Natasha_Jay

How about using @altbot if it's to time consuming to describe these quite detailed images?

I tried it with the fourth image out of curiosity and it even created simple descriptions of the symbols. (I like the weavy person from Andorra)

#Altbot had become much better over the last 12 month - I would say:
https://mstdn.social/@stekopf/117309622887604634

[natasha_jay@tech.lgbt]

I am greatly enjoying the comments on this thread

[simonroyhughes@beige.party]

@Natasha_Jay London also looks like this:

[miriamrobern@dice.camp]

@th @Natasha_Jay

[schnitzer@sueden.social]

@Natasha_Jay Esslingen / Germany has "Äffle und Pferdle" as red/green lights

[maybe_mbk@mastodon.social]

@Natasha_Jay

What? No Ostmännchen? And none of these?

[luc0x61@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@Natasha_Jay Curious how in Italy we have the most neutral, icon styled walking person. So neutral that I never thought very much about it

[sailboat@mastodon.scot]

@Natasha_Jay today i learned that andorra has at least one traffic light!

[schnitzer@sueden.social]

@Natasha_Jay And in Bayreuth / Germany composer Richard Wagner can be found.

[maumau@chaos.social]

@Natasha_Jay Vienna has had so many different and wonderful traffic light figures since the Eurovision Song Contest… showing just one really isn’t enough.

[urban_hermit@mstdn.social]

@Natasha_Jay
Morning brain:

My first thought, scrolling through... Aah, someone has made an international field guide to identifying the various species of yeti. Mostly swamp things, based on coloration.

[petealexharris@mastodon.scot]

@Natasha_Jay

It's only possible to tell by context on a road crossing signal what the Puno one is supposed to be doing .

If I just saw that sign on a door all I'd think is do not go though that door.

[jonricha@hoosier.social]

@Natasha_Jay Puno looks like something from Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks is happening! And Andorra is definitely feeling the groove but I’m not sure if they’re making progress across the street.

[bazzargh@hachyderm.io]

@Natasha_Jay I see other missing ones mentioned, but not Miffy in Utrecht?

[jay23jay@troet.cafe]

@Natasha_Jay don’t forget about those two️