#Pedestrian crossing

[ilikeit-art]

One of the most famous pedestrian crossings in the world - Shibuya in Tokyo. During peak hours, up to 2,500 people can cross it in 2.5 minutes.

[draganadimitrijevic]

After the rain Graz, Austria © Dragana Dimitrijević

[fidjiefidjie]

😁 Humour belge 🤣

🚶🚦🤸 👋 Bel après-midi

[conservethis]

as seen on my commute this morning

[medeaft]

My own little piece of the night (Originally: A saját kis darab éjszakám) 2023 Watercolour on paper

So this is intended to be me.

Not literally as I am, of course. For example, I don't literally have solid black eyes. And while I do wear a long black cloak, none of them have glass beads sewn onto them on the outside (though I could do that), and none of them are a portal to the night sky on the inside (and I can't do that). But that is how it feels; I wear them not merely as clothes, for protection from the elements or for style (although they are excellent for both), but because it feels like I am wrapped in my own piece of the night, and it makes me feel safe, powerful and myself in a way I can't quite describe. Especially when I am in a city; I have a hard time with that, and wearing a cloak makes me feel much better about it.

I usually also tie my cravat in a more complicated way than that. But I already had very little space - the whole figure is only as tall as my handspan -, and I couldn't paint too many folds, or I wouldn't have had room to depict the texture of the silver fabric.

[randomwords247]

Today on things I have realised have been american-ised in Hilda that I didn't notice before: The walk signal.

Idk if I would've fully realised before going to the states on holiday but america does these bad boys way differently

Firstly, I've never heard anyone call them a walk signal. Pedestrian crossing or zebra crossing, or just "Green man".

Secondly: The signal's are different

Usually its a guy standing or even a bike coloured red, and when you can go? It's a green man walking - Hence, green man. Idk how common the bike is off the top of my head but its not always there

This is typically what they look like. The pole with the button you press has the green man, and sometimes there's also a traffic light (upper photo) with the green/red man.

Sometimes they look like this, but typically it looks like the photos above

It's not important or anything, but I think it's interesting how many little things are different, like them calling jumpers "sweaters" or the side Johanna drives being swapped. Small changes from the original british comic that add up to be a little odd to see at first, but are pretty darn nifty to notice and talk about. I don't know if I would've fully clocked it as american/canadian before I went there and experienced the different signals in person

I just think its Neat

(also these photos are taken from google images. Before anyone thinks they can dox me. Its very dark outside I couldn't take a photo of these if I tried)

[utuutsu]

[pol-ski]

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[kojiarakiartworks]

November 2023 JAPAN HOKKAIDO SAPPORO

© KOJI ARAKI Art Works

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

[blur-from-the-north]

January 7, 2024. Oulu, Finland. Nikon D780, AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR.

[nyandreasphotography]

Crossroads (7th Avenue) - Midtown Manhattan, New York CIty by Andreas Komodromos

[rabbitcruiser]

The pedestrian crossing or crosswalk was incorporated into the road traffic regulations of East Germany on August 24, 1953.

[jefkphotography]

A road sign, traffic sign. Pedestrian crossing sign.

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

saw this cool change.org

go sign it! pedestrian car deaths ARE preventable, and if we keep putting pressure on it one day they will be.

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Postcard Collection

Looking down Main Street, Suffolk, Virginia.

[aneverydaything]

Day 2113, 5 April 2024