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Children's crossing in Canada
Toronto, Ontario; VIII.2000; pict. Darryl Young   old French road-sign
Children (and a sign) to be proud of. Responsable boy, nice clothing, real children. Very nice drawing, reminiscent of the old French road-sign, and ranking between the best. (See Denmark, Madagascar)

Regular visitors to this site already knew it coming:
The signs are gradually being replaced with the examples below.
Victoria, British Columbia; IX.2000;
pict. I. Campbell		 Montréal; VIII.2001;
pict. D. Young		 Montréal; VIII.2001;
pict. D. Young

The yellow traffic sign warns for a crossing ahead. The blue twin sign indicates a school. Both are uninspired copies of the flat US signs. Could be the other way round of course. But that wouldn't do any good for Canada's score.

Canada agrees with The Gambia and Chile about the appropriate speed limit. Other countries prefer lower (Madagaskar with 20 km, Costa Rica with 25 km) or higher (Belgium with up to 90 km) limits: find a table in Australia.

   The sign in the middle is probably a newer design because the people lost most of their articulations; only a slight bend in the arms is allowed. They are more wooden than ever.

Notice the odd peculiarity of both heads on a level. Small victory for equal rights preachers because male authority is now back in another sneaky way. Do you believe that the white pin-stripe along the leg is a production artifact and only that? You do? Don't overlook the pose in old and new signs. The middle traffic sign shows a stiff carriage fitting very well with the trousers. The other drawings at least show people slanting forward in a natural walking position.
 
Toronto, Ontario; VIII.2000;
pict. Darryl Young		 Montreal; VIII.2001;
pict. Darryl Young		 Toronto, Ontario; VIII.2000;
pict. Darryl Young		 Toronto; VIII.2001;
pict. Darryl Young
 
The playground sign degrades in the same way.
We start with a lively scene with boy in knickers and end up with a strange creature playing hand-ball with the head of a smaller congener.		   I wonder why no parent is ever alarmed by the absence of any trace of clothing. (A world-wide habit: most iconized people drop all clothing! Not so in Portugal)
 
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