• dreugeworst@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    your defaultism is showing. In fact most of the world uses a white sign with red border to mean a prohibition.

    and in fact children need to be taught what traffic signs mean all over the world, they don’t magically know it

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      4 months ago

      In fact most of the world uses a white sign with red border to mean a prohibition.

      That’s crazy.

      Like, this sign means maximum speed limit, not “don’t go 20”…

      To me, it’s illogical.

      Like, how on earth would the right be better than the left in explaining that bikes are not allowed?

      The use of a red border needs to be consistent, if it were to mean prohibition. Yet, it’s not 🧐

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        4 months ago

        it does in fact mean “don’t go 20” because then you’re likely to end up going 21, which is not allowed.

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          4 months ago

          In North America, that most certainly means you’ll be going 45 to keep up with everyone else. 😂

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        4 months ago

        how on earth would the right be better than the left in explaining that bikes are not allowed?

        The thick line on the left covers up part of the bike, making the sign overall harder to read.

        Also, the red border on the 20 does make sense, as it’s a speed prohibition on going over 20.

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          4 months ago

          Are your “do not enter” signs just the word ENTER, but with a red circle border? 😂 I’m kidding.

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            4 months ago

            Vienna convention signs are usually avoiding conveying information via text. Other than stop sign, for historic reasons I guess. Text might be present, but it’s usually supplementary to the sign itself, and doesn’t do anything by its own.
            Our “do not enter” looks like this