A fost odată ca niciodată, o minunată ţară unde munţii se înşirau în jurul unor nesfârşite câmpii şi dealuri înverzite. Însă într-o zi lupul cel rău se hotărî să construiască drumuri, ca să circule mai bine. Introduse şi nişte semne de circulaţie ca să se poată descurca mai uşor în trafic. Mai bine nici că [...]
Once upon a time there was a beautiful country that offered everything from breathtaking mountain ranges to endless plains and green hills as far as the eye could see. But one day the big bad wolf decided to make roads, to travel the country better, and to put up sign posts to control traffic better.
Las señales de tránsito son aquellas que permiten la sana circulación en las vías y que brindan información sobre las mismas. Para evitar confusiones y malos entendidos por cuestiones del idioma, las señales contienen símbolos en vez de palabras.
Básicamente, existen dos tipos de señales: el estándar europeo y el estándar estadounidense. En América Latina [...]
Traffic signs provide information about the routes to assure that no problem will happen. In order to avoid any kind of misunderstanding, the signs contain images instead of words.
On the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in 22nd, Aug, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, was given the Olympic Flag from Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong. Johnson then asked Guo about his experience on the solution of Beijing’s traffic situation; Guo said to humor him: “I am also thinking about that. But one thing for sure, I will not be so mean as you that charging drivers congestion road tolling.”
Wenn wir nicht sicher wissen würden, was mit den Straßenschildern auf den Fotos passiert ist, dann könnte es so aussehen, als hätten einige Deutsche die Nase voll von ihrem Saubermann- und Regelfanatiker-Image gehabt. Das könnte zwar sein, aber lasst uns die Bilder erst einmal in Ruhe analysieren.
Das erste Straßenschild wurde offensichtlich Opfer einer heftigen Hagel-Attacke, [...]
If we did not know for certain what had happened to the road signs above, it might seem as though some Germans were fed up of being stereotyped as extremely straight-laced and obedient. That might well be the case, but let us first analyze the three of them more carefully.
Wablieft in België ? (What’s up in Belgium?)
Si vous parlez à un routier en Belgique, il y a de grandes chances … qu’il ne soit pas Belge! Le transit routier voit de plus en plus de routiers étrangers passer par ce beau pays: 41,3% l’année passée, soit +10% par rapport à 2000 [...]
When you talk to a truckdriver in Belgium (come on, you know it will happen one day), there’s every chance that … he’s actually not Belgian ! Road traffic counts more and more foreign truckers crossing that lovely small piece of a country: 41,3% last year, this is +10% compared to 2000 ! Although, taking the roads in Belgium nearly implies to be trilingual… True story. Read further.
