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They spelled "Open" wrong (slrpnk.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 50 points 6 months ago* (7 children)

Perhaps using a different sign would leave a less negative impression

Instead of saying the road is closed to cars, you say the street is open only to pedestrians.
The picture is seemingly from North America, so I'm not sure if a similar sign exists over there.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    If I were driving I would take this to mean crosswalk or watch for kids due to having seen similar signs.

    I think it would be great to gain a new meaning however when posted in the middle of the road.

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  • [–] 26 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

    The sign I posted follows the 1967 Vienna Convention on road signs.
    Afaik the US is not signatory to that treaty, but they probably have different signs with similar meaning

    Perhaps something like this, based on the US bike lane sign?

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Unfortunately, that's limited to a single language, not international friendly. Having language at all makes it take longer to process too, but that's not as much of an issue in this case.

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