Boy/Girl Pedestrian crossing lights

[Milton477]

I believe that the boy lights are whistling at & catcalling the new girl lights in Melbourne. Could be a concern that they are therefore not doing their jobs properly & subconsciously biased pedestrian might get hurt.
What does everyone else think? Should we form a pressure group/think tank/commission to make some recommendations? When did today become April 1?

[dirvine]

What I found interesting was the Female from the think tank advocating the girls in dresses for the crossing lights, was in fact wearing trousers (ie a pants suit). So are the lights at the moment men or women? It seems to me that women wear mens clothing anyway so whose to say that the existing lights were males only? I don't see any gender appendages dangling down!. I think this gender thing is way off track. We should, or as in this case. the company should spend the money trying to apease all these "femanists" on more important social issues rather than a complete waste of money and time satifying some minority that does not like the ways things are in Australia. It seems to me all Australian governments have lost the plot and dont have our concerns foremost in their minds.

[bee utey]

With the obesity epidemic looming, stick figures are non representative of 75% of the population. I demand fatter figures on ped crossing lights.

[Eevo]

school crossing signs should be changed too
fathers take their kids to school too

[incisor]

funny old world

amuses the hell out of me the things that get stuck in peoples graws.

must be nice to have nothing better to do than dream up this sort of crap...

what hope is there....

[DeanoH]

funny old world

amuses the hell out of me the things that get stuck in peoples graws.

must be nice to have nothing better to do than dream up this sort of crap...

what hope is there....


aaah ....................... Inc, "where there is life there is hope"

Yes, there are people in this world who think this is an important issue or at least think that they need to be seen as thinking this is an important issue. [bigsmile1]

But in actual fact they are just 'smashed avocado' munching politically correct morons of shallow intellect who (basically) should have been drowned at birth to help ensure the collective intelligence of the human race. [thumbsupbig]

Now normally I couldn't make such a statement here as it could be construed as a 'personal attack', in this case on 'person or persons unknown' as no one has yet come out in support of this lunacy but I'm confident that no one on this forum (who is stable or (in)sensible enough to own a Landrover) could possibly hold this view. [wink11]

So I figure I'm safe from censure [bigsmile1].

I'm even confident that the latte swilling, Tofu eating hairdresser car driving Evoque and D4 members of this forum are far too sensible to hold this idiotic view (don't know about Q5, Prius and Lexus owners though), but this is a Landrover forum so who cares. [bigrolf]

Landrover owners couldn't and wouldn't stoop this low, they are far too sensible.:thumbsup:

Deano [biggrin]

[Mick_Marsh]

The next time I'm at those lights, I'll walk across witout any regard to what they indicate (if safe to do so).
When Mr Plod stops me and asks why I crossed against the lights, I shall reply "They did not apply to me as I am a man. They were indicating women shall not cross."
How do you think I'll go with that?

Honestly, what a storm in a tea cup.

Perhaps they should bring back the old signs.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/676.jpg


http://media.gettyimages.com/videos/pedestrian-dont-walk-signal-changing-to-walk-new-york-city-video-id89656688

[Roverlord off road spares]

It wouldn't matter what they put up on the lights as brain dead mobile texters don't look up to watch where there are walking anyway[bigsad]

[loneranger]

What about transgender and all the other different genders people identify as? Do they not count and should they not have their own signs lest they feel marginalised by society. :)

[DiscoMick]

Why should traffic lights be male?

[Mick_Marsh]

Why should traffic lights be male?
Why should they be female?

Better to be genderless.

[Tombie]

school crossing signs should be changed too
fathers take their kids to school too

School crossing signs are 2 children..

An older girl and a young boy..

[V8Ian]

Big issues such as this and pineapple on pizza; all North Korea can do is faff about with missiles.
Get your priorities right Kim Jong-Un.

[Tombie]

What about transgender and all the other different genders people identify as? Do they not count and should they not have their own signs lest they feel marginalised by society. :)

That whole "identify" crap is just that...

By physical limitations you can only be male or female (or hermaphrodite although that's by exception) regardless of what your "head" says (that's a different condition).

No matter if I "identify" as a Purple Hippopotamus or an Alien crab from Planet Zarcon there is no getting around reality.

I'm only mid 40s. I can't choose to identify as 28.....

[BMKal]

Big issues such as this and pineapple on pizza; all North Korea can do is faff about with missiles.
Get your priorities right Kim Jong-Un.

Careful ........................ they could be conducting patrols near you. [bigsmile]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/675.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/c4hgpcz7x/)

[loneranger]

Why should traffic lights be male?

Imagine the issues if they were female. They'd never be able to make up their mind. [bigsmile]

[Eevo]

Imagine the issues if they were female. They'd never be able to make up their mind. [bigsmile]
hahahaha!
thats gold

[Saitch]

They may have to put this up in Melbourne for some folk.

[bee utey]

Don't complain too much, you might end up with these...

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[ATH]

Unbelievable rubbish. This became a news item on the same day here in WA when all male radio commentators were replaced by wimmin! What an absolute load of garbage.
How about people being employed because they're good at what they can do and signs like this just being accepted as a safety thing without bring this feminist garbage into it?
Being an old fart I still hold the door open when going into the pub as a matter of politeness for those coming out, man or beast, .... and I've never yet had a woman complain that I'm a sexist bastard. [bigsmile]
AlanH.

[Eevo]

120354

[Eevo]

when is international men day?

[BMKal]

when is international men day?

Wasn't it round about this time of the year last year ..................... International Women's Day ...................... when the title of "Woman of the Year" was awarded to a man. :wasntme:

[jspyle]

Should this go ahead "boy/girl" crossings signs.
That would mean that I do not have to stop because their is no symbol representative of my Land Rover?

Thanks for the following.
Australian governments have lost the plot and dont have our concerns foremost in their minds.

[DiscoMick]

Unbelievable rubbish. This became a news item on the same day here in WA when all male radio commentators were replaced by wimmin! What an absolute load of garbage.
How about people being employed because they're good at what they can do and signs like this just being accepted as a safety thing without bring this feminist garbage into it?
Being an old fart I still hold the door open when going into the pub as a matter of politeness for those coming out, man or beast, .... and I've never yet had a woman complain that I'm a sexist bastard. [bigsmile]
AlanH.
If people were employed on merit a lot of men would be replaced by women.

[kogvos]

If people were employed on merit a lot of men would be replaced by women.
They can replace me. I'm hopeless.

[biggin]

And vice versa, no doubt.

[Mick_Marsh]

If people were employed on merit a lot of men would be replaced by women.

What rubbish. Got facts to back up that opinion?

Did you see the ABC News Radio web poll on IWD?
"In your experience, do women get the same 'fair go' at work as men in 2017?"

And the results, 62% yes and 38% no.

http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/polls/archive/

[Eevo]

hell, the company i work for, when we advertise a job, females get an automatic interview, no matter how bad their resume.

[ozscott]

Germany has had the little East German girls for a while Amplemadchen (to throw some girls into the Amplememchen from Communist days.

Cheers https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/642.jpg

Boys and girls like this all over Dresden (former DGR) and some in Berlin.

[cuppabillytea]

If people were employed on merit a lot of men would be replaced by women.


They can replace me. I'm hopeless.

They can replace me too. I'd love to put my feet up.

[cuppabillytea]

hell, the company i work for, when we advertise a job, females get an automatic interview, no matter how bad their resume.
Save me a locker Eevo. It won't be too long and Ill be working for Hell myself.

[Eevo]

Save me a locker Eevo. It won't be too long and Ill be working for Hell myself.


hahaha!

[BMKal]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/631.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/dgmei8i1b/)

[BMKal]

Or as they do in Ireland .....................

Irish Traffic Lights - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FNbSTemxqs)

[Eevo]

Riverdance the final performance - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoHlrQScWl0)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Thats just cruel to the rest of us, Eevo

[DiscoMick]

What rubbish. Got facts to back up that opinion?

Did you see the ABC News Radio web poll on IWD?
"In your experience, do women get the same 'fair go' at work as men in 2017?"

And the results, 62% yes and 38% no.

http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/polls/archive/

Opinion polls prove nothing. What was the ratio of men to women polled? Men often think women get a fair go, but many women think they don't.

I'll happily admit my wife is smarter than me.

[Blknight.aus]

Opinion polls prove nothing. What was the ratio of men to women polled? Men often think women get a fair go, but many women think they don't.

I'll happily admit my wife is smarter than me.

You cant back that up, she married you.

[hodgo]

I did not this stupid subject could hold so much interest by so many I always thought the signs related to just people :(

[BMKal]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/602.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/w6wm0o55p/)

[Mick_Marsh]

Opinion polls prove nothing. What was the ratio of men to women polled?
True but I suspect an opinion poll of over three hundred participants would have more credibility over an opinion poll of just one.

Men often think women get a fair go, but many women think they don't.
Got any evidence to back that one up?

[cuppabillytea]

True but I suspect an opinion poll of over three hundred participants would have more credibility over an opinion poll of just one.

Got any evidence to back that one up?
If you're taking polls of one; that rule applies in my house.[bigsad]

[PhilipA]

These really amused me when I was in Santiago.

Plaza des Armes in Santiago has these walk signs.

I am further amazed that I was able to find a youtube video of them.

Pedestrian Walk Lights in Santiago, Chile - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wip5d6GyYKM)

Regards Philip A

[Redback]

I reckon they should be the same as the traffic lights, green amber and red, that way when the ped light turns amber they will start running to beat the red light:BigThumb::MileStone:

[Milton477]

I did not this stupid subject could hold so much interest by so many I always thought the signs related to just people :(

Was just supposed to be a little light relief.

[Tombie]

I did not this stupid subject could hold so much interest by so many I always thought the signs related to just people :(

Like a radio or TV you can just change the channel and move on... [emoji41]

[DiscoMick]

Should be androgynous stick figures.

[Fifth Columnist]

Should be androgynous stick figures.
With or without a skirt? https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/373.jpg

[Tombie]

Should be androgynous stick figures.

It is. A Skinny bloke or a Skinny, Small breasted woman in a Power Suit [emoji41]

[Shortie]

school crossing signs should be changed too
fathers take their kids to school too

That's funny, I always took it as the older sister taking her kid brother to school. Do any parents take their kids to school - I thought it was now the grandparents

[trog]

Who ever has a car. Kids don't walk to school any more. Parents don't walk now that all can be delivered with an app.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Why should traffic lights be male?
Maybe they should be pokemons? do pokemons have a sex gender?

[bee utey]

I would like to know if the walk figures' doodles have been sighted to once and for all determine their gender. Seen plenty of skinny kids in daks where gender isn't readily apparent.

[Mick_Marsh]

Should be androgynous stick figures.
Considering the average BMI of the average Australian, I consider the stick figures are descriminating against the average Aussie. (Homestar and Chops)

[DiscoMick]

With or without a skirt? https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/373.jpg
If it's androgynous then it won't have a skirt or anything else to indicate gender (unless it is Scottish).

[cuppabillytea]

I believe Newtown's are going to be Metrosexual.

[Homestar]

If it's androgynous then it won't have a skirt or anything else to indicate gender (unless it is Scottish).

So, you mean exactly like they are now???

[loneranger]

Just seen this on Facebook to reiterate one of my earlier posts on this subject. 😀
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/332.jpg

[loneranger]

And this one provides the best solution from Ozzy Man reviews 😀

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/331.jpg