Look Right, Look Left

香港は合理的だ。その一つが横断歩道。香港の車は狭い路地でも全速力で走ってくる。ちょっとした隙間があると車が突っ込んでくる。ヒヤヒヤものだ。しかし横断歩道はよくできている。車道にLook RightやLook Leftと書いてあって、車がどちらからくるかを矢印で示している。信号が青でも赤でも矢印の方向さえ見れば、車が来ているかどうかを簡単に確認できる。海外に行くと車が右側通行か左側通行かわからなかったり、一方通行の場合はなおさら混乱する。交通事故の多さからの対策だろうが、車道にそのまま書くという手法は秀逸だ。注意喚起やロゴマークのようなものでなく、やるべき行動を示す。機器の設置の必要もなくコストも抑えられ、効果的なんだろうなぁ。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

2023/03/29

Hong Kong is rational. One of them is pedestrian crossing. Cars in Hong Kong drive at full speed even in narrow alleys. If there is even a small gap, a car will run into it. It's a frightening situation. However, pedestrian crossings are well designed. Look Right and Look Left are written on the roadway, with arrows indicating which direction the car is coming from. Whether the light is green or red, as long as you look in the direction of the arrow, you can easily see if a car is coming or not. When you go abroad, you may not know whether cars are driving on the right or left side of the road, and it is even more confusing when there is a one-way street. The method of writing on the roadway as it is is excellent, probably as a countermeasure against the high number of traffic accidents. It is not a warning or a logo mark, but rather an indication of what should be done. I guess it is effective because it does not require the installation of equipment and costs can be reduced. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki

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