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Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

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On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:27:09 GMT, DerbyBorn
wrote:

Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Probably not a good idea. Some people will take it as if it's
launching a spaceship and take off at "0" without any observation of,
say, residual traffic coming the other way.

--
Frank Erskine

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On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

any others? Comments?

Japan: Plumbed in drip trays under (unreliable) washing machines

Japan: Combined wash basin and cistern on toilet

Japan: Entire lower half bathroom as a watertight plastic moulding


--
Regards,
Martin Brown

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In article 40,
DerbyBorn wrote:
Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

That would simply encourage jumping the lights - even more.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

We have some with pedestrian countdowns round here. Sadly, no pedestrians
appear to be able to read.

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

No reason why you can't fit a door seal here. Have it on the outside doors
to prevent draughts. And you can certainly get SS hinges.

--
*DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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That last one sounds good but maybe they have a standardised bathroom size
over there.
They have many toilet and bathroom innovations in Japan, some years ago I
saw a whole programme about them!

Brian

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"Martin Brown" wrote in message
...
On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

any others? Comments?

Japan: Plumbed in drip trays under (unreliable) washing machines

Japan: Combined wash basin and cistern on toilet

Japan: Entire lower half bathroom as a watertight plastic moulding


--
Regards,
Martin Brown

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I certainly cant.

grin.

Brian

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article 40,
DerbyBorn wrote:
Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

That would simply encourage jumping the lights - even more.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

We have some with pedestrian countdowns round here. Sadly, no pedestrians
appear to be able to read.

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

No reason why you can't fit a door seal here. Have it on the outside doors
to prevent draughts. And you can certainly get SS hinges.

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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On 05/02/2013 16:14, Brian Gaff wrote:
That last one sounds good but maybe they have a standardised bathroom size
over there.

Sort of - almost everything about room size is still measured in tatami
mats. That is the floor space needed to sleep one samurai warrior.

It is still a very clever way to do a wet room quickly and without any
risks of leakage to the floor below.

They have many toilet and bathroom innovations in Japan, some years ago I
saw a whole programme about them!

Brian

I didn't include the holes in the ground, weird heated toilet seats or
the wash and blow dry ones which I do not consider to be improvements.

Japan, France, Germany, Belgium etc : High speed rail links
(and maybe Britain in 2040 or so)


--
Regards,
Martin Brown

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On Feb 5, 3:27*pm, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria *- Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

USA Push button flushes on urinals. (Save a lot of water)

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On Feb 5, 4:35*pm, Martin Brown
wrote:
On 05/02/2013 16:14, Brian Gaff wrote:

That last one sounds good but maybe they have a standardised bathroom size
over there.

Sort of - almost everything about room size is still measured in tatami
mats. That is the floor space needed to sleep one samurai warrior.

It is still a very clever way to do a wet room quickly and without any
risks of leakage to the floor below.

They have many *toilet and bathroom innovations in Japan, some years ago I
saw a whole programme about them!

Brian

I didn't include the holes in the ground, weird heated toilet seats or
the wash and blow dry ones which I do not consider to be improvements.

Japan, France, Germany, Belgium etc : High speed rail links
(and maybe Britain in 2040 or so)

Will you be able to afford a ticket?

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Martin Brown wrote:

I didn't include the holes in the ground, weird heated toilet seats or
the wash and blow dry ones which I do not consider to be improvements.

Apart from the holes in the ground, what do you have against any of the
others? Smearing faeces around with bits of dry paper seems very weird to
me.

Tim

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USA Push button flushes on urinals. (Save a lot of water)

We seem to be rushing headlong into waterless urinals - not yet convinced
about these.

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In article
, harry
wrote:
On Feb 5, 3:27 pm, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered
if others had thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

any others? Comments?

USA Push button flushes on urinals. (Save a lot of water)

met them in the UK, too. Even better are ir sensors which detct the user
moving away - or the ones in our theatre that only start filling the
cistern when someone come to use the urinal. In busy periods will often
only flush after teh fourth person has been there.

--
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DerbyBorn wrote:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Germany - Traffic lights with built in game of pong while you wait.

http://vimeo.com/48514003

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On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:48:22 +0000, Frank Erskine
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:27:09 GMT, DerbyBorn
wrote:

Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Probably not a good idea. Some people will take it as if it's
launching a spaceship and take off at "0" without any observation of,
say, residual traffic coming the other way.

AFAIK the red + amber we have that precedes the green, is a very
British thing, not generally seen elsewhere.

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On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

The small repeater traffic lights prevalent in France. Excellent idea.

--
Rod

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On 05/02/2013 17:20, harry wrote:

USA Push button flushes on urinals. (Save a lot of water)


I've recently used ones in the UK with a PIR sensor that waits until you
leave and then flushes.


--
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Martin Brown wrote ...


On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

any others? Comments?

Japan: Plumbed in drip trays under (unreliable) washing machines

Japan: Combined wash basin and cistern on toilet


I really want to straddle the khazi after a dump...


Japan: Entire lower half bathroom as a watertight plastic moulding


If they didn't keep on gobbing on the floor...

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On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:20:02 -0800, harry wrote:

On Feb 5, 3:27Â*pm, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered
if others had thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria Â*- Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

any others? Comments?

USA Push button flushes on urinals. (Save a lot of water)

What do you push them with? (before Adam asks...)

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In message 40,
DerbyBorn writes
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?


Even Yogyakarta in Indonesia has red / green count down timers on their
traffic lights now

Dense, of course, decided this was a BAD IDEA as people could race off
at the lights ...


--
geoff

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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article 40,
DerbyBorn wrote:
Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

That would simply encourage jumping the lights - even more.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

We have some with pedestrian countdowns round here.

Does it encourage pedestrians to jump the lights


Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

No reason why you can't fit a door seal here. Have it on the outside doors
to prevent draughts. And you can certainly get SS hinges.


--
geoff

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In message
1347773098381777601.326153timdownie2003-nospampleaseyahoo.co.uk@reader80
..eternal-september.org, Tim+
writes
Martin Brown wrote:

I didn't include the holes in the ground, weird heated toilet seats or
the wash and blow dry ones which I do not consider to be improvements.

Apart from the holes in the ground, what do you have against any of the
others? Smearing faeces around with bits of dry paper seems very weird to
me.

That should be +2 rather than +1 I think


--
geoff

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DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

France: drivers eye level traffic light repeaters

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On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Germany used to have (may still have) traffic lights with three numbers
next to them. Each in turn illuminated to tell drivers what speed to
drive at to make it through the next set of lights before they changed.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

But the cycle is that long that as a driver you feel that you have
significantly aged between changes.

SteveW

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On 05/02/2013 22:00, Bob Minchin wrote:
DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

France: drivers eye level traffic light repeaters

And also flashing amber instead of stopping traffic unecessarily at
night, although I'd prefer the main road to stay green and the side
roads to flash amber meaning stop-check and proceed rather than flashing
amber in all directions as they do there.

SteveW

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Martin Brown wrote:
Japan: Entire lower half bathroom as a watertight plastic moulding

Whereas in this country we learn *not* to pour bathwater on the
floor :)

JGH

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SteveW wrote:
On 05/02/2013 22:00, Bob Minchin wrote:
France: drivers eye level traffic light repeaters

And also flashing amber instead of stopping traffic unecessarily at
night, although I'd prefer the main road to stay green and the side
roads to flash amber meaning stop-check and proceed rather than flashing
amber in all directions as they do there.

Flashing amber in France and other countries where it it used,means
"proceed in accordance with the normal rules of precedence". In general,
this means give way to traffic coming from your right, unless there is a
sign that say otherwise. Effectively, at fixed installations, it means
"This traffic light is not here". European drivers grow up with this,
and it's second nature to them. Some junctions have give way and main
route signs on them, and these are what control the junction when the
amber is flashing.

--
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John.

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On 6/02/2013 6:55 a.m., DerbyBorn wrote:

USA Push button flushes on urinals. (Save a lot of water)

We seem to be rushing headlong into waterless urinals

Speak for yerself!

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Gib Bogle wrote:

On 6/02/2013 6:55 a.m., DerbyBorn wrote:

We seem to be rushing headlong into waterless urinals

Speak for yerself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-OYM7AhW7Q

Chris
--
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Plant amazing Acers.

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On 05/02/2013 17:55, DerbyBorn wrote:

USA Push button flushes on urinals. (Save a lot of water)

We seem to be rushing headlong into waterless urinals - not yet convinced
about these.

I am suspicious about the long term practicality of the one-way valve
designs, but both the microbiological and barrier fluid designs seem to
work well.

Colin Bignell

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On 05/02/2013 18:53, polygonum wrote:
On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

The small repeater traffic lights prevalent in France. Excellent idea.

I prefer the large repeater lights we have in the UK (any that are not
at the stop line are repeaters).

Colin Bignell

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On 06/02/2013 09:18, Nightjar wrote:
On 05/02/2013 18:53, polygonum wrote:
On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

The small repeater traffic lights prevalent in France. Excellent idea.

I prefer the large repeater lights we have in the UK (any that are not
at the stop line are repeaters).

Colin Bignell

Each has its place. There are several traffic lights around here where,
if you stop at the proper place, you cannot see the main lights without
craning neck, etc. The small repeaters would help there. Of course, from
a distance the large ones are good.

In these days of relatively inexpensive LEDs, I would have thought small
repeaters could have been incorporated into the posts of many traffic
lights at relatively small marginal cost.

--
Rod

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DerbyBorn spake thus:

Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if
others had thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

any others? Comments?

Portugal: Speed camera activated traffic lights.

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In article ,
Scion wrote:
DerbyBorn spake thus:

Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if
others had thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

any others? Comments?

Portugal: Speed camera activated traffic lights.

you mean they go red if you're approaching too fast?

Here all traffic lights (for about 30 years) monitor traffic approaching
the lights. Even temporary ones have sensors on them.

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

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On 06/02/2013 09:32, Scion wrote:
DerbyBorn spake thus:

Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if
others had thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel
hinges.

any others? Comments?

Portugal: Speed camera activated traffic lights.

So they can get the drivers for speeding AND for jumping a red light?

Colin Bignell

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On Feb 5, 3:27*pm, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria *- Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

Brazil
Trucks and buses.
Tyres are connected to truck air system and can be continuously
monitored and pumped up on the move.

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polygonum :
On 06/02/2013 09:18, Nightjar wrote:
On 05/02/2013 18:53, polygonum wrote:
On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

The small repeater traffic lights prevalent in France. Excellent idea.

I prefer the large repeater lights we have in the UK (any that are not
at the stop line are repeaters).

Colin Bignell

Each has its place. There are several traffic lights around here where,
if you stop at the proper place, you cannot see the main lights without
craning neck, etc. The small repeaters would help there. Of course,
from a distance the large ones are good.

In these days of relatively inexpensive LEDs, I would have thought
small repeaters could have been incorporated into the posts of many
traffic lights at relatively small marginal cost.

Trouble is, they've gone and put those entirely stupid low-level
pedestrian lights on the posts. ISTM that confusion would be a risk.

--
Mike Barnes

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On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 02:03:03 -0800 (PST), harry
wrote:

On Feb 5, 3:27*pm, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria *- Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's (like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

Brazil
Trucks and buses.
Tyres are connected to truck air system and can be continuously
monitored and pumped up on the move.

Germany - take a shower, open a window. Tells you everything,
according to a friend of mine.

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On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:48:22 +0000, Frank Erskine
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:27:09 GMT, DerbyBorn
wrote:

Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or green
to the next change.

Probably not a good idea. Some people will take it as if it's
launching a spaceship and take off at "0" without any observation of,
say, residual traffic coming the other way.

They do that here (when light goes green).
--
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(='.'=) If a man stands in a forest and no woman is around
(")_(") is he still wrong?

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On 06/02/2013 10:04, Mike Barnes wrote:
polygonum :
On 06/02/2013 09:18, Nightjar wrote:
On 05/02/2013 18:53, polygonum wrote:
On 05/02/2013 15:27, DerbyBorn wrote:
Just back from a holiday and whilst there I refelcted on a few
differences
seen there and other places (not really DIY) and wondered if others had
thought of similar things. Examples:

Bulgaria - Traffic Lights with an illuminated count-down in red or
green
to the next change.

Dublin - Traffic lights with ped crossing countdowns - that are made of
stainless steel and don't look as though they were made in the 1950's
(like
ours)

Lanzarote - In our villa - door frame with integral rubber seal to
prevent
banging - well engineered door and frame with stainless steel hinges.

any others? Comments?

The small repeater traffic lights prevalent in France. Excellent idea.

I prefer the large repeater lights we have in the UK (any that are not
at the stop line are repeaters).

Colin Bignell

Each has its place. There are several traffic lights around here where,
if you stop at the proper place, you cannot see the main lights without
craning neck, etc. The small repeaters would help there. Of course,
from a distance the large ones are good.

In these days of relatively inexpensive LEDs, I would have thought
small repeaters could have been incorporated into the posts of many
traffic lights at relatively small marginal cost.

Trouble is, they've gone and put those entirely stupid low-level
pedestrian lights on the posts. ISTM that confusion would be a risk.

Ah - the ones that make sure a pedestrian has to look away from traffic
in order to see they are allowed to cross? Wonderful, aren't they... :-(

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Rod

Good ideas from overseas (OT bit of fun)
 

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polygonum wrote:
On 06/02/2013 10:04, Mike Barnes wrote:

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Each has its place. There are several traffic lights around here where,
if you stop at the proper place, you cannot see the main lights without
craning neck, etc. The small repeaters would help there. Of course,
from a distance the large ones are good.

In these days of relatively inexpensive LEDs, I would have thought
small repeaters could have been incorporated into the posts of many
traffic lights at relatively small marginal cost.

Trouble is, they've gone and put those entirely stupid low-level
pedestrian lights on the posts. ISTM that confusion would be a risk.

Ah - the ones that make sure a pedestrian has to look away from traffic
in order to see they are allowed to cross? Wonderful, aren't they... :-(

DDA- they're for wheelchair users

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