Traffic lights with music in Japan
Did you know that first traffic signals were first installed in London resembled railway signals in 1868?
According to wikipedia website, electric traffic signals are American invention and a policeman in Utah has invented red-green traffic lights.
To read full article on traffic signals at wikipedia,please click here.)
In Japan, you will see traffic lights for drivers, traffic lights for pedestrians. I feel I see more pedestrians' traffic lights in Japan than here in the states. If you travel to Japan, you will find pedestrian traffic interesting because some traffic lights especially in bigger cities start playing music when light is green and some of the pedestrian traffic lights warns you with specific sounds when it is about to change to red. Some pedestrian traffic lights shows number counting down to the change to red lights.
You can hear the pedestrian traffic light music in the video bellow I have found at youtube.If you are a blog subscriber or reading from facebook,please click here to watch video.
The song you hear on the video clip is called "Toryanse" and it is warabe uta (Children's song) in Japan.
On the talk of traffic lights, I came across interesting article that involves food and traffic lights. It is via Time website and article was about food label using traffic lights color to encourage people to make healthy choice of food. It seems already started seeing this labels in some of the British supermarkets. According to the Time article, as an example, if food contains high sugar, the label will be marked in red circle. Paying attention to what we eat is good thing, but I think food choice is not the only problems.
To read full article on traffic light color food labeling at time website, please click here.
What is your thought on traffic lights color food labeling?
According to wikipedia website, electric traffic signals are American invention and a policeman in Utah has invented red-green traffic lights.
To read full article on traffic signals at wikipedia,please click here.)
In Japan, you will see traffic lights for drivers, traffic lights for pedestrians. I feel I see more pedestrians' traffic lights in Japan than here in the states. If you travel to Japan, you will find pedestrian traffic interesting because some traffic lights especially in bigger cities start playing music when light is green and some of the pedestrian traffic lights warns you with specific sounds when it is about to change to red. Some pedestrian traffic lights shows number counting down to the change to red lights.
You can hear the pedestrian traffic light music in the video bellow I have found at youtube.If you are a blog subscriber or reading from facebook,please click here to watch video.
On the talk of traffic lights, I came across interesting article that involves food and traffic lights. It is via Time website and article was about food label using traffic lights color to encourage people to make healthy choice of food. It seems already started seeing this labels in some of the British supermarkets. According to the Time article, as an example, if food contains high sugar, the label will be marked in red circle. Paying attention to what we eat is good thing, but I think food choice is not the only problems.
To read full article on traffic light color food labeling at time website, please click here.
What is your thought on traffic lights color food labeling?
Posted by yassy at 3/25/2010 1:45 PM 
Categories: Travel
Tags: traffic lights food labeling japan traffic lights with music travel
Categories: Travel
Tags: traffic lights food labeling japan traffic lights with music travel
Comments