Sets of traffic lights near Trafalgar Square had their “walk” and “green man” images replaced
Day-trippers and tourists complained they don’t know which way to turn while crossing streets in central London after being confronted by a series of arrows pointing in different directions.
Around 50 sets of traffic lights near busy Trafalgar Square had their “walk” and “green man” images replaced with the new designs in June to coincide with an annual Gay Pride Festival.
Officials said the seven different same-sex symbols were designed to show Transport for London’s “support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans diversity” in the capital.
The solitary “green man”, who has been featured on UK traffic lights since 1969, has now been joined by a male partner or replaced with two green women holding hands.
Other lights feature a transgender symbol which combines elements of both sexes
Father-of-three Paul LePatourel, 55, who was visiting the city on holiday with his daughter from their home in Birmingham, said: “Quite frankly, it’s ridiculous.
"Fair enough, people are gay or transgender, whatever, I have no problem with that, but to change the traffic lights seems a bit bonkers to me.”
Just let people be who they want
Jennifer Riordan
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/706789/Gay-traffic-lights-leave-pedestrians-confused-Trafalgar-Square
Jennifer Riordan, 26, from Leeds, said: “Does it mean women have to walk on one side and men walk on the other?
“I have gay and LGBT friends and they’re not my ‘gay’ friends, they are just my friends.
"They are reinforcing this stigma by doing these lights. Don’t draw attention to different gender choices, just let people be who they want.”
TONY SAPIANO
Tfl said the changes had been made on a temporary basis but the lights are still in place
TfL said the symbols were installed on June 19. At the time it was said the changes had been made on a temporary basis but the lights are still in place nearly three months later.
When the lights were installed new London mayor Sadiq Khan said: “I am very proud of our LGBT community here and I am looking forward to working closely with them.”
One critic claimed the changes violate the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals which calls for simple images of pedestrians only.
But last night Dana Skelley, director of asset management at Transport for London, said: “A full road safety audit was carried out to ensure there was no risk to the public.”
Other lights feature pairs of female and male gender symbols, or a transgender symbol which combines elements of both sexes.
Father-of-two Anthony Smith said he didn’t know what to do when he saw two female symbols on the green traffic light.
Mr Smith, of Preston, Lancashire, said: “When the light went green I saw the two female symbols and I thought, ‘Oh right, so my missus can cross with my little girl but what do me and the boy do?’
“This wouldn’t work up north. If you introduced this in Preston people wouldn’t know what you were going on about. I think it’s just a London thing really.”
>>70618
>Hussein violates Geneva Convention
>UN coalition invades his country
>London violates Vienna Convention
>Signs stay up for three months and nothing happens
Racist much?
how do they know the "green man" identified as male?
>>70645
Iraq and England aren't races, retard.
>>70617
Leave the EU already you us zio kike lap bitches... Ffs. Simply retarded, the jews have to step up their game . UK the only country that pays for its own brainwashing, TV licensing lmfao.
>>70664
>WHITE country
>BROWN country
You're the retard here, kid
>>70617
Fucking stupid. What a faggot of a country.
I'm Glad I don't in the UK. Fucking degenerates.
>>70645
yeah poor viennans are never taken seriously
they were kangz and shiet it's all the genevan men fault
>>70755
Unless you're Russian or something it's the same everywhere else. Don't know why you're acting like the cock of the walk.
How are those new taqiyya traffic lights?
>>70751
So if someone wants to bomb the Middle East, that means they're racist?
>>70662
I support you
next up, traffic lights depicting anthropomorphized animals and objects
>>70617
Just pandering as usual, they only care about their public image.
>>70813
The point is to tell people when its safe to walk. Not to pander to some minority. Next they'll be putting in yellow, brown and black walk signals.
Use a universal symbol so it is easily and effectively communicated that it is safe to walk, not that it's safe for Trans to walk or that it's safe for homosexuals to walk. And what does that even imply? Going down the slippery slope of course, that walking as a heterosexual is unaccepted. And people will go down that slippery slope with the worst of intentions.
It is degenerate to be exclusive under the guise of inclusivity.
>>71386
>It is degenerate to be exclusive under the guise of inclusivity.
That phrase needs to get a lot more air time.
>>70823
Yes, kiddo. The world's not so clearly cut as it is in your bedtime stories.
>>71386
>degenerate
You keep using that word -- It doesn't mean what you think it means.
>>70617
Unwise decisions as usual from London.
>>71400
yeah I did use that wrong in that response.
It should be:
>It is degenerative to be exclusive under the guise of inclusivity