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Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby traffictechgreg on Tue May 28, 2013 11:03 am

I know that overseas the symbols / Man & Man ped signals rule the roost. However some countries had / have worded ped signals. Here are the few that I know of... Can anyone add any other places to this list????

Mexico - PASE (Walk) / NO PASE (dont walk)
Italy AVANTI (Walk) / ALT (Dont Walk)
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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby RunsWithCrouse-Hinds on Tue May 28, 2013 11:12 am

I believe Ampelfreund has some pics of some German worded lenses as well...
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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby RunsWithCrouse-Hinds on Tue May 28, 2013 11:16 am

See this page for a couple masks that he has in German...not sure if they had a "walk" equivalent as well though.

http://www.ampelfreund.de/masken%20uk.htm
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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby traffictechgreg on Thu May 30, 2013 7:31 am

RunsWithCrouse-Hinds wrote:See this page for a couple masks that he has in German...not sure if they had a "walk" equivalent as well though.

http://www.ampelfreund.de/masken%20uk.htm


Cool! Now I wish I knew German.

Also I forgot to mention that Paris France had ped signals that said PIETONS (pedestrians), and would light either ATTENDEZ (Wait) or ALLEZ (Go)
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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby Ampelfreund on Thu May 30, 2013 9:23 am

traffictechgreg wrote:
RunsWithCrouse-Hinds wrote:See this page for a couple masks that he has in German...not sure if they had a "walk" equivalent as well though.

http://www.ampelfreund.de/masken%20uk.htm


Cool! Now I wish I knew German.

Also I forgot to mention that Paris France had ped signals that said PIETONS (pedestrians), and would light either ATTENDEZ (Wait) or ALLEZ (Go)



Warte = wait
Bitte warten = please wait




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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby steven1981 on Fri May 31, 2013 12:40 am

traffictechgreg wrote:I know that overseas the symbols / Man & Man ped signals rule the roost. However some countries had / have worded ped signals. Here are the few that I know of... Can anyone add any other places to this list????

Mexico - PASE (Walk) / NO PASE (dont walk)
Italy AVANTI (Walk) / ALT (Dont Walk)



I am aware of only the Italian version. Below, is a really nice example of an old Italian pedestrian signal (looks like it is neon to me) that uses those signal indications of "AVANTI" and "ALT."

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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby Ampelfreund on Fri May 31, 2013 5:00 am

steven1981 wrote:
traffictechgreg wrote:I know that overseas the symbols / Man & Man ped signals rule the roost. However some countries had / have worded ped signals. Here are the few that I know of... Can anyone add any other places to this list????

Mexico - PASE (Walk) / NO PASE (dont walk)
Italy AVANTI (Walk) / ALT (Dont Walk)



I am aware of only the Italian version. Below, is a really nice example of an old Italian pedestrian signal (looks like it is neon to me) that uses those signal indications of "AVANTI" and "ALT."

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no neon inside only lightbulbs :)
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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby steven1981 on Fri May 31, 2013 4:35 pm

I suspected it was that source, since I saw ventilation strips on one side the actual housing itself. I notice that some housings that used neon as an illumination source had them.

Also, I am not sure if this might be significant, but if you look at "ALT," you could make out perfectly straight lines that are behind the letters (and perhaps the actual lens as well), which I think those are the neon tubes that illuminate the signal indication. I notice that characteristic in the old bulky Winko-Matic neon pedestrian signals, and I am sure it could be viewed in others that use lenses as well.
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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

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Re: Worded Ped signals overseas

Postby steven1981 on Fri May 31, 2013 8:43 pm

Ampelfreund wrote:https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/396385_10150535826076325_988468978_n.jpg


Interesting set-up. I presume what you have is the same kind as in the picture I provided? If so, then what company manufactured it? Just curious. Looks pretty nice in my opinion.
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