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Ampelmännchen (German: [ˈampl̩ˌmɛnçən] ⓘ; literally 'little traffic light man', diminutive of Ampelmann [ampl̩ˈman] ⓘ) is the symbol shown on pedestrian signals in Germany. Prior to German reunification in 1990, the two German states had different forms for the Ampelmännchen, with a generic human figure in West Germany, and a ...
Flashing yellow arrow. [edit] Variations on the protected/permissive traffic signals in the United States; (1) is the "classic" doghouse five-light signal introduced in 1971; (2) and (3) incorporate flashing yellow arrows. In the US, a flashing yellow arrow is a signal phasing configuration for permissive left turns.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:33, 28 March 2013: 50 × 170 (330 bytes): Jahoe: Used hexadecimal color coding for red, yellow and green, just to avoid the ubiquitous confusion about the exact meaning of the "lime" and "green" keywords.
Traffic lights normally consist of three signals, transmitting meaningful information to road users through colours and symbols, including arrows and bicycles. The regular traffic light colours are red, yellow (also known as amber), and green arranged vertically or horizontally in that order.
An early two-light traffic signal by White Horse Tavern in Hudson Street, New York. Image taken in 1961. Despite the failure of the world's first traffic light in London in 1869, countries all around the world still made traffic lights. By 1880, traffic lights spread all over the world, and it has always been like that, since then.
Traffic lights in Kassel.The three colours of the traffic lights are the colours of the parties in a "traffic light coalition". In German politics, a traffic light coalition (German: Ampelkoalition) is a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Alliance 90/The Greens.
Highway Gothic. The Standard Alphabets For Traffic Control Devices, (also known as the FHWA Series fonts and unofficially as Highway Gothic), is a sans-serif typeface developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The font is used for road signage in the United States and many other countries around the world.
Traffic Light Tree is a public sculpture in between Poplar and Blackwall, London, England, created by the French sculptor Pierre Vivant following a competition run by the Public Art Commissions Agency for the London Docklands Development Corporation under their Public Art programme. Originally situated on a roundabout in Canary Wharf, at the ...