We've found a similar children's crossing in Poland where the girl got a slightly different haircut.

The next set of pictures illustrates a approach emerging in many countries (e.g. Denmark, Bulgaria). The idea proba­bly is that Children love to play. So let's play with the sign. And that's what happens.

Our samples carry Slovenian words for Watch out, School, Drive carefully but the message is probably lost because the drawings suggest a much younger audience than normally found behind the wheel and drivers will not recognize them as warnings.

Even who pays attention will have trouble understanding their meaning. Do I need to be prepared for an explosion and a break out? Will children fall from the sky? Is the girl in red telling me that children are not allowed to leave the triangle? Are there cybernetic children on the road — with valves and earphones on their excentric heads?

Is there any research supporting the better performance of this kind of designs?

Two triangles point to her head and what is it on her shoulder? Can't be a rucksack, but then what is it? And her arms, aren't they a trifle too long?

Some finds suggest that Slovenia made the decision to join the Mediterranean club. Road signs like the specimen from Izola are found in many countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Though I don't like them, I prefer them above the local breed — See Malta for a discussion of the features.