In the UK, I've not seen them outside London.
They are very common in a number of Italian cities....and I've also seen them in Dublin.
I have seen them in Enfield. That is London, but not central.
The crossings in Hong Kong had well designed audible cues as to their state. When set for traffic to pass the had a tick about every second. When the pedestrian crossing period was set there was a continuous fast clicking sound. Most effective though was the period from the end of pedestrian crossing to the release of traffic which was the interrupted continuous clicks. This has a sort of 'chivvy up' impact on pedestrians so stragglers or late crossers moved faster. I see that the original system has recently been updated from the original electromechanical sounds to an electronically generated tone.
Yes, Central Manchester, on a number of crossings quite near Manchester Oxford Road station. They are a bit like "shot clocks" used to speed up the resumption of play in a Rugby League game.
Having looked it up, apparently above-the-button red/green men are better for people with visual impairments so that's a good thing. The thing that just irritates me a bit is being used to looking forward and not seeing the men there! It really is the small things isn't it...
Several of the pedestrian crossings on the main roads in Plymouth (at least, in the city centre) have countdowns and like yourself, I find them particularly useful. The countdowns are fairly easy to see even when you're not at the crossing, so you can judge whether it's worth jogging a bit to the crossing and making it across. Better than running for the crossing and the lights change as you get there...!
We have these in Epsom at the Spread Eagle junction.
The weird black objects shaped a bit like a screw are cloves, which add a certain flavour to the rice. They are edible....but can be discarded if you prefer. Their juice is a natural antiseptic and you can chew them the numb the pain of toothache....should you just happen to have some in your pocket!
I've not seen them in the uk, but in Ireland last week several sets of roadworks had countdowns instead of a yellow light, seemed a very good feature.
Saw a set in Otford ( Kent ) several years ago ,have'nt seen any since.
For me not so much bad spelling or grammar etc, but I wish many would actually read through what they have written, or more to the point what the software has written, before they post it.
I enjoy the thought that "First World Problems", may be an expression beloved and much used, by the poor in the Third World: humans are such, that small irritations inflicted -- most likely unintentionally -- by one(s) upon others, can greatly annoy; however utterly wretched one's overall lot might be.#firstworldproblems
Indeed, especially where the mistake reverses the writer's intention (e.g. couldn't instead of could, etc.).
Surely people don't do that?
Brilliant!To be fare in the furst imige that you posted the notice could of been much wurse it could of said:
"Vehicle's, boat's, trailer's and there accessory's and content's"...
I think "cuased" was probably just a genuine typo, although "owners" doesn't have an apostrophe.
That also applies to some of the bands which play at a pub near our home. One time, the guitar "player" had a big shock when, suddenly, the backing track stopped - and the air was fillled with hopeless out of tune awfulness!
I would ban apostrophe's entirely
I thought it worked "If you want the bus put arm out", otherwise it sails past.
