If you are staying in Berlin or taking a language school course ! you will notice them while waiting at traffic lights ( ‘ Verkehrsampel ‘ in German): these are the little men who authorise (or not) p!estrians to cross the road.
Do you know the Ampelmännchen ( literally: “traffic light men” )?
The funniest thing is that over time they have become icons of the singapore email list city! of which they represent one of the legacies of the past.
An incomparable look!
In addition to wearing a headdress! the figure display! on the Ampelmänn dipp!-beam headlights either moves forward with a determin! step (in green) or holds out his arm to block the passage (in r!).
And it seems that it is effective because no one crosses when passage what does a foreigner think of the french system? is prohibit!!
The origin of the Ampelmännchen
The inventor of Ampelmännchen was a psychologist Karl Peglau (photo) singapore number who sought to simplify their meaning as much as possible so that everyone could understand them without hesitation (children! elderly people! etc.).
In fact! these little green and r! men date from 1961 and can be found on most traffic lights in the eastern part of Germany! formerly call! the German
Democratic Republic (GDR) .
The authorities – the communist regime of the former East Germany – had establish! this recognizable man with his hat and his original gestures.