I've wondered for a while...
... to what extent people actually understand common signs and symbols they see every day. You probably understand all of the symbols in the above image, but based on some of the stellar driving skills I see, it's pretty clear that not everyone shares that skill. What's the difference between the first symbol in row 2 vs. the third symbol in row 2. Do you know?
That brings up an interesting SearchResearch Challenge for the week. How literate are we? The goal of a roadside symbol is to be rapidly understood--you see it / you understand it. It's supposed to be automatic. But...
1. How many of the most common roadside symbols DO people understand?
Don't just give me your estimate but find where this has actually been studied, and what the results are. Are you surprised by what you found? Do you think the study (studies) are valid and sound?
Does this make you feel better or worse about your fellow drivers?
As always, tell us HOW you found your results.
And...
Keep Searching!
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| The basis of reading literacy is glyph recognition. Just sayin'... |
I don't understand many of those. I saw a new one this past Monday. I'll try to find and share it.
ReplyDeleteI tried search with Google on my mobile phone the two images. In both Google said: No results while fishing. That is very weird and strange
Searched [road symbols] on images to learn about the ones I didn't know.
DeleteThe difference between first & third symbol is that the third means slipper when wet. The first, curves ahead.
The reindeer, some use it to mean reindeer zone. Others, to mean all wild animals. I had one but for Christmas. Of course it was not official it was very pretty.
On the images, I also learned about the colors. I didn't know some of them
I searched for help on reverse image search. I found reddit post from 7 m ago. Apparently many users have been with this issue too.
DeleteWhat reddit post are you referring to?
Deletehow can one even SEE the signs when the task at hand is so large? (is it on its phone?)
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or the eyes are closed
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Thutmosis_IV_mummy_head.png
Cartouche of Thutmose IV
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/2744449763751715/
signs may not help here…& numbers may be higher now -
"Lebanon took top spot and the unenviable title of the world's most dangerous country to be a driver, with a high road traffic death rate of 22.6 deaths per 100,000 population, extremely poor road quality conditions and a motor vehicle theft rate of 179 thefts per 100,000 population."
https://gps.com.au/most-dangerous-countries-to-be-a-driver-world-study
https://a.co/d/5Mt0VwO
Helene -
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https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-10c6f/images/stencil/500x659/products/48635/71568/FS30084__58474.1595023135.jpg?c=2
off topic - the AI fallout -
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𓆣𓆣𓆣𓆣𓆣𓆣𓆣
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Egyptian_hieroglyphs
https://paulinaontheroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Egyptian-Tomb-735x479.jpg.webp
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/31419/scarab-of-hatshepsut/
holiday sign
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https://www.pngegg.com/en/png-korym
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https://www.pngegg.com/
impending crash ahead… ⚠️
https://i.imgur.com/PygR55p.png
subject to interpetation, lesser known?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Road_sign_Humps_for_1_mile_Lilley_Hertfordshire_2011-06-17.jpg
for use when eating fast food while driving?
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https://www.blackgirlincle.com/blog/successful-pilot-program-leads-to-cleveland-installing-speed-tables-this-summer-to-improve-traffic-and-pedestrian-safety
ancient road signs? oil & gas roads provide entree…
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orient off The Killpecker Sand Dunes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Desert_(Wyoming)
another cartouche - thought it was worth passing along…
ReplyDelete"Kanagawa oki nami ura, which translates to Under the Wave off Kanagawa."
"The title of the series and print appear in the rectangular cartouche, and the artist’s signature is to the left."
https://www.artic.edu/articles/1139/10-things-to-know-about-the-great-wave
https://www.artic.edu/my-museum-tour/1751
https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/services/publications/fhwaop02084/us_road_symbol_signs.pdf
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Anglophile examples -
https://youtu.be/vSrJJLg8gkk?si=cZF00fY7WMNGmil5
varies by GPS location… have you seen the Hawaiian example?
https://www.thewindscreenco.co.uk/help-advice/weird-road-signs/
https://cameltire.com/en/blog/2022/01/9-uncommon-traffic-signs
https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-bizarre-foreign-signs/nathandavidson
https://biculturalmama.com/strange-european-road-signs/
https://t.ly/b-Dal
studies:
https://t.ly/9P4-C
mystery hula cows - Mahola>Mooohola
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https://boingboing.net/2021/10/18/the-story-of-hawaiis-invisible-cows.html
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how can you round them up when they are invisible?
can cow be squared?
https://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.85/cgi-bin/hdict?d=D22965&l=en&e=d-11000-00---off-0hdict--00-1----0-10-0---0---0direct-10-ED--4--textpukuielbert%2Ctextmamaka-----0-1l--11-en-Zz-1---Zz-1-home---00-3-1-00-0--4----0-0-11-00-0utfZz-8-00
part of Unintended Consequences?… (wearing & corrosive?)
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https://www.webworm.co/p/why-is-facebook-just-shrimp-jesus
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just refresh: (it was entertaining until I saw a picture of me…)
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/
addendum -
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https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/this-person-does-not-exist-website-is-a-creepy-look-into-the-future
https://www.space.com/deepfake-galaxy-detection-gini-index
road sign related -
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