The United States ranks24thin the world in literacy,54thin education expendature , and31stin student technique in science , but we are worryingly falling behind where it really matters : footer crossing dealings signals .
Half a century ago , Americapioneered the useof these lights and was at the cutting edge of ped - crossing technology . The future was exciting — or , at least , it should have been .
Today , if you visit an American metropolis , you will probably see aboring walker sign with a static little Isle of Man telling you to walk and then a big red winkle hand let you know when to finish ( and mayhap a countdown timer , if you ’re lucky ) . Meanwhile , in countries like Thailand , Peru , and beyond , their pedestrian brightness are visual spread . These LED miracles video display revive little green figure who actually walk when you ’re supposed to cross , and then run when it comes sentence to hurry up .
I wo n’t mince quarrel : These international pedestrian crossing lights are pretend America depend like losers on a planetary scale . To see what I mean , check out these nine representative below . Some are the same make and model of signal , but they are all set to different speed , giving each little green figure his or her own personality and walking style .
1. Egypt
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walk Style : Ric Flair ’s Strut .
2. Peru
3 . Walking Style : Little Cliffhanger hombre from thePrice is correct .
4. Bangkok, Thailand
Walking fashion : Tin Man fromThe Wizard of Oz .
5. Mexico City, Mexico:
walk Style : Kramer dress as a pimp .
6. Santiago, Chile:
Walking Style : Tom Cruise sprinting .
7. Manila, the Philippines:
walk Style : John Wayne .
8. Cambodia:
walk fashion : Pat Benatar and her crowd at the end of the " Love is a Battlefield " video .
9. Guangdong, China
Walking fashion : Classic Chaplin .
Bonus: Las Vegas:
For a while , it look like America was catching up . The above sparkle , which were in Las Vegas , feature forbidding , shifting eyes which either tell you to look both ways or , if you are an F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar , represent the decay of American bon ton in the 1920s . consort to commenters on the YouTube video , however , these kinds of lights were deemed ineffective and have since been removed .
