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Children's crossing in Spain
Fiscal, V.1994 Sarvisé, V.1994
How reassuring it is when big brother accompanies you on your way to school. The boy is clearly thrustworthy. He gently guides the girl. Lucky parents.

The drawing is rather static but with much detail; a feature in common with many older signs (e.g. Portugal, France)

 In Sarvisé, as in most Spanish villages, teachers are idolized by their pupils. That's why children hurry on their way to school. The girl in all that haste forgot her things. Let's hope she's good in excuses.

I can't take it ill of her, because the artist (if the word is still appropriate) was working way too fast. Look at the hairdress. In team language it is known as the common beak. The boy's head is even more sketchy: nothing but the position tells us what it is. We are clearly on our way down to the modern version.
Spanish roadsignage is ready for the 21st century. We recognize the awfull match-stick look of modern design. One point of interest though : the jump towards modernity comes with a swop of positions: the male now takes the lead. It seems a world-wide habit: no step to match-stick without a change of position. Check it out in France, Italy, Turkey, etc.
  Olagüe, XII.1994
Castillazuelo, X.2002 Toledo, V.1997
The general appearance is close to the common beak, but the nice details make this an interesting find. The children still have a real head. The girl wears kind of a thea-cosy and the boy borrowed the cap of the worker in Jihlava (Czechia). The children don't hold hands. That really is behaviour worth noticing. You won't find it in more than a few countries. Here is one: The Netherlands.
 
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