The stop sign’s days look numbered, too.[Image: Art. Lebedev Studio]However, the largest advantage to this light is what else it can do when you combine colors and iconography to convey strange ...

To be taken seriously, a new traffic light design would have to meet---or, more likely, far surpass---existing legibility standards. Take visual acuity, or the ability to read text from a distance.

East Germany's "Ampelmann" or pedestrian "traffic light man" is now instantly recognisable thanks to his chunky outline and wide-brimmed hat. Agence France-Presse World News Nov 06, 2024 12:35 pm IST ...

September 17, 2014 Smart's Dancing Traffic Light aimed to capture the attention of pedestrians and incentivize more to wait for the green man until crossing the road View 6 Images View gallery - 6 ...

The design was created in 1961 by the state's "transport psychologist" Karl Peglau and became something of a star within East Germany, even popping up in cartoons.