Pedestrian Crossing

Our simpleton from "Coughs and Sneezes" returns.

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 25, 2012
Category: Motor Vehicles | PSA’s | Urban Life | 1940s

Comments

Down here those crosswalks are there to provide income for the municipal workers who paint them and the guys that sell the paint to the municipalities. Any other supposed function is pure myth.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/25/12 at 09:50 AM

"No. 42 - How Not To Be Seen"

Posted by KDP on 10/25/12 at 09:53 AM

How about, just for fun, like we were taught in kindergarten, LOOK BOTH FRIPPIN' WAYS IDIOT!!!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/25/12 at 10:17 AM

That flashing orange ball on a stick is called a Belisha Beacon, named after the Minister of Transport (Leslie Hore-Belisha) who had them installed to mark pedestrian crossings. The zebra stripes came later. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon

Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 10/25/12 at 01:06 PM

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