Traffic signals depicting pedestrians in dresses have been unveiled in the Australian city of Melbourne as a 12-month trial backed by the Committee for Melbourne. They hope the city’s pedestrian crossings will eventually have an equal number of female and male walking signals in a push for gender equality. Via: Herald Sun
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Insane 7-Circle Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, was constructed in 1972 and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged around a sixth central, anti-clockwise roundabout. WIRED explain how the incredibly complex seven-circle roundabout works, and how it manages to keep traffic flowing smoothly. Watch the video below.
How Do Traffic Signals Work in Netherlands?
BicycleDutch posted a short video of how traffic signals sensors work in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, for both vehicles and bicycles. For more information you can go to the BicycleDutch blog.
Jimmy Stewart Talking Crosswalk Signal
A crosswalk button with actor Jimmy Stewart‘s voice to guide pedestrians across the streets. The crosswalk button is installed at Philadelphia Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the home town of the actor. The voice was provided by celebrity impersonator Rich Little. I made a short video below when I was up in Indiana.
The Most Insane Traffic Jams in the World
If you thought traffic was bad in Kuwait, then spare a thought for the poor drivers who were left stranded in this huge 50-lane traffic jam in Beijing, China. Drone footage captured an insane traffic jam in Beijing, China that stretched 10 kilometers as thousands traveled home after the a week-long Golden Week national holiday… Continue reading The Most Insane Traffic Jams in the World
Livestream of a Roundabout in The Netherlands
Dutch CRM software company Archie posted a live stream of a vehicles and bikes traveling through a roundabout in Purmerend, The Netherlands. Watch the live stream below. via: Laughing Squid
The Dancing Traffic Light
Smart, the car company, has built an animated dancing traffic light to keep pedestrians entertained while waiting at an intersection in Lisbon, Portugal. The experiment was a part of an ad campaign for a new Smart car. The company placed a dance booth which projects real movements from people nearby, the dancing traffic light entertains people… Continue reading The Dancing Traffic Light
Discovering Vancouver
Filmmaker Ryan Emond created a beautiful time-lapse video of the city of Vancouver made ​​during his six-week trip to the west coast Canadian city. Emond took over 20,000 photos of Vancouver’s downtown and went to extraordinary lengths to get some of his shots.