What are these little yellow boxes at German pedestrian crossings? [duplicate]
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How do you use Berlin crosswalk signal boxes?
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I've been to Germany twice now: Once to Berlin and once to Bielefeld.
Both places had these yellow boxes with the same pattern at pedestrian crossings.
At first I thought they were to press for crossing, but there doesn't seem to be any way to actually press them so I'm confused as to what their role is.
What exactly are they for?
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How do you use Berlin crosswalk signal boxes?
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I've been to Germany twice now: Once to Berlin and once to Bielefeld.
Both places had these yellow boxes with the same pattern at pedestrian crossings.
At first I thought they were to press for crossing, but there doesn't seem to be any way to actually press them so I'm confused as to what their role is.
What exactly are they for?
germany
asked Mar 22 at 11:30
Pete LeamanPete Leaman
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marked as duplicate by phoog, Dirty-flow, Tor-Einar Jarnbjo, Giorgio, choster Mar 22 at 16:11
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How do you use Berlin crosswalk signal boxes?
2 answers
I've been to Germany twice now: Once to Berlin and once to Bielefeld.
Both places had these yellow boxes with the same pattern at pedestrian crossings.
At first I thought they were to press for crossing, but there doesn't seem to be any way to actually press them so I'm confused as to what their role is.
What exactly are they for?
germany
asked Mar 22 at 11:30
Pete LeamanPete Leaman
8816
This question already has an answer here:
How do you use Berlin crosswalk signal boxes?
2 answers
I've been to Germany twice now: Once to Berlin and once to Bielefeld.
Both places had these yellow boxes with the same pattern at pedestrian crossings.
At first I thought they were to press for crossing, but there doesn't seem to be any way to actually press them so I'm confused as to what their role is.
What exactly are they for?
This question already has an answer here:
How do you use Berlin crosswalk signal boxes?
2 answers
germany
germany
asked Mar 22 at 11:30
Pete LeamanPete Leaman
8816
asked Mar 22 at 11:30
Pete LeamanPete Leaman
8816
asked Mar 22 at 11:30
Pete LeamanPete Leaman
8816
asked Mar 22 at 11:30
Pete LeamanPete Leaman
8816
asked Mar 22 at 11:30
Pete LeamanPete Leaman
8816
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They are an aid for the visually and aurally impaired.
They vibrate when the light turns green.
Please see this and this.
answered Mar 22 at 11:38
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They are for the visual impaired people.
Source
The symbol means:
2 Black Dots on top, and 1 on the bottom mean that the person wearing the symbol is visually impaired, 1 black dot on the top, and 2 on the bottom show that the person is deaf.
There's a button on the bottom:
Despite what many would think now, the button doesn’t make the light turn green any faster. What it does do is vibrate when the light turns green, and in some cases it even prolongs the time that the light stays green.
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
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I'm not sure the first quotation is true. For all my life (living in Germany), I was taught "a triangle made out of three black dots on yellow, that means blind", without any distinction of the orientation. And here's a website (in German) that describes the symbol for blind people, and both orientations appear in the photos on the page. It also cites a German law that, again, merely mentions "a yellow sign with three black dots", without specifying an orientation.
– O. R. Mapper
Mar 22 at 12:26
2
I have met a lot of deaf people in Germany and never seen one wearing this three dot symbol (Have not met one who is both deaf and blind, though). Why would a deaf person want to wear such a symbol? So you can tell him/her twice if she has not heard you the first time?
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:12
The idea behind it seems to be that traffic can see that someone is visually impaired/blind. It seems like it's only known in Austria and partly Germany. Someone asking if it exists outside of Germany: reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/8nv5bp/…
– Joren Vandamme
Mar 22 at 13:21
1
Re. that badge for deaf people: there were apparently times when wearing this was also common for deaf people. It is just really out of fashion now. link : "These badges are extremely rare nowadays. Deaf people find them rather discriminatory".
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:37
1
@O.R.Mapper But this law associates this symbol with "Körperlich Behinderte" (physically impaired people). It doesn't concentrate on visually impaired only.
– glglgl
Mar 22 at 14:51
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It's for visually impaired pedestrians. There is a button on the bottom of the box. Some of them are vibrating and others are beeping to indicate when you can cross the road.
answered Mar 22 at 11:37
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They are an aid for the visually and aurally impaired.
They vibrate when the light turns green.
Please see this and this.
answered Mar 22 at 11:38
Weather VaneWeather Vane
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They are an aid for the visually and aurally impaired.
They vibrate when the light turns green.
Please see this and this.
answered Mar 22 at 11:38
Weather VaneWeather Vane
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They are an aid for the visually and aurally impaired.
They vibrate when the light turns green.
Please see this and this.
answered Mar 22 at 11:38
Weather VaneWeather Vane
1,909617
They are an aid for the visually and aurally impaired.
They vibrate when the light turns green.
Please see this and this.
answered Mar 22 at 11:38
Weather VaneWeather Vane
1,909617
edited Mar 22 at 11:45
answered Mar 22 at 11:38
Weather VaneWeather Vane
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answered Mar 22 at 11:38
Weather VaneWeather Vane
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answered Mar 22 at 11:38
Weather VaneWeather Vane
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They are for the visual impaired people.
Source
The symbol means:
2 Black Dots on top, and 1 on the bottom mean that the person wearing the symbol is visually impaired, 1 black dot on the top, and 2 on the bottom show that the person is deaf.
There's a button on the bottom:
Despite what many would think now, the button doesn’t make the light turn green any faster. What it does do is vibrate when the light turns green, and in some cases it even prolongs the time that the light stays green.
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
714212
13
I'm not sure the first quotation is true. For all my life (living in Germany), I was taught "a triangle made out of three black dots on yellow, that means blind", without any distinction of the orientation. And here's a website (in German) that describes the symbol for blind people, and both orientations appear in the photos on the page. It also cites a German law that, again, merely mentions "a yellow sign with three black dots", without specifying an orientation.
– O. R. Mapper
Mar 22 at 12:26
2
I have met a lot of deaf people in Germany and never seen one wearing this three dot symbol (Have not met one who is both deaf and blind, though). Why would a deaf person want to wear such a symbol? So you can tell him/her twice if she has not heard you the first time?
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:12
The idea behind it seems to be that traffic can see that someone is visually impaired/blind. It seems like it's only known in Austria and partly Germany. Someone asking if it exists outside of Germany: reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/8nv5bp/…
– Joren Vandamme
Mar 22 at 13:21
1
Re. that badge for deaf people: there were apparently times when wearing this was also common for deaf people. It is just really out of fashion now. link : "These badges are extremely rare nowadays. Deaf people find them rather discriminatory".
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:37
1
@O.R.Mapper But this law associates this symbol with "Körperlich Behinderte" (physically impaired people). It doesn't concentrate on visually impaired only.
– glglgl
Mar 22 at 14:51
|
show 1 more comment
They are for the visual impaired people.
Source
The symbol means:
2 Black Dots on top, and 1 on the bottom mean that the person wearing the symbol is visually impaired, 1 black dot on the top, and 2 on the bottom show that the person is deaf.
There's a button on the bottom:
Despite what many would think now, the button doesn’t make the light turn green any faster. What it does do is vibrate when the light turns green, and in some cases it even prolongs the time that the light stays green.
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
714212
13
I'm not sure the first quotation is true. For all my life (living in Germany), I was taught "a triangle made out of three black dots on yellow, that means blind", without any distinction of the orientation. And here's a website (in German) that describes the symbol for blind people, and both orientations appear in the photos on the page. It also cites a German law that, again, merely mentions "a yellow sign with three black dots", without specifying an orientation.
– O. R. Mapper
Mar 22 at 12:26
2
I have met a lot of deaf people in Germany and never seen one wearing this three dot symbol (Have not met one who is both deaf and blind, though). Why would a deaf person want to wear such a symbol? So you can tell him/her twice if she has not heard you the first time?
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:12
The idea behind it seems to be that traffic can see that someone is visually impaired/blind. It seems like it's only known in Austria and partly Germany. Someone asking if it exists outside of Germany: reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/8nv5bp/…
– Joren Vandamme
Mar 22 at 13:21
1
Re. that badge for deaf people: there were apparently times when wearing this was also common for deaf people. It is just really out of fashion now. link : "These badges are extremely rare nowadays. Deaf people find them rather discriminatory".
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:37
1
@O.R.Mapper But this law associates this symbol with "Körperlich Behinderte" (physically impaired people). It doesn't concentrate on visually impaired only.
– glglgl
Mar 22 at 14:51
|
show 1 more comment
They are for the visual impaired people.
Source
The symbol means:
2 Black Dots on top, and 1 on the bottom mean that the person wearing the symbol is visually impaired, 1 black dot on the top, and 2 on the bottom show that the person is deaf.
There's a button on the bottom:
Despite what many would think now, the button doesn’t make the light turn green any faster. What it does do is vibrate when the light turns green, and in some cases it even prolongs the time that the light stays green.
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
714212
They are for the visual impaired people.
Source
The symbol means:
2 Black Dots on top, and 1 on the bottom mean that the person wearing the symbol is visually impaired, 1 black dot on the top, and 2 on the bottom show that the person is deaf.
There's a button on the bottom:
Despite what many would think now, the button doesn’t make the light turn green any faster. What it does do is vibrate when the light turns green, and in some cases it even prolongs the time that the light stays green.
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
714212
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
714212
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
714212
answered Mar 22 at 11:43
Joren VandammeJoren Vandamme
714212
714212
13
I'm not sure the first quotation is true. For all my life (living in Germany), I was taught "a triangle made out of three black dots on yellow, that means blind", without any distinction of the orientation. And here's a website (in German) that describes the symbol for blind people, and both orientations appear in the photos on the page. It also cites a German law that, again, merely mentions "a yellow sign with three black dots", without specifying an orientation.
– O. R. Mapper
Mar 22 at 12:26
2
I have met a lot of deaf people in Germany and never seen one wearing this three dot symbol (Have not met one who is both deaf and blind, though). Why would a deaf person want to wear such a symbol? So you can tell him/her twice if she has not heard you the first time?
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:12
The idea behind it seems to be that traffic can see that someone is visually impaired/blind. It seems like it's only known in Austria and partly Germany. Someone asking if it exists outside of Germany: reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/8nv5bp/…
– Joren Vandamme
Mar 22 at 13:21
1
Re. that badge for deaf people: there were apparently times when wearing this was also common for deaf people. It is just really out of fashion now. link : "These badges are extremely rare nowadays. Deaf people find them rather discriminatory".
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:37
1
@O.R.Mapper But this law associates this symbol with "Körperlich Behinderte" (physically impaired people). It doesn't concentrate on visually impaired only.
– glglgl
Mar 22 at 14:51
|
show 1 more comment
13
I'm not sure the first quotation is true. For all my life (living in Germany), I was taught "a triangle made out of three black dots on yellow, that means blind", without any distinction of the orientation. And here's a website (in German) that describes the symbol for blind people, and both orientations appear in the photos on the page. It also cites a German law that, again, merely mentions "a yellow sign with three black dots", without specifying an orientation.
– O. R. Mapper
Mar 22 at 12:26
2
I have met a lot of deaf people in Germany and never seen one wearing this three dot symbol (Have not met one who is both deaf and blind, though). Why would a deaf person want to wear such a symbol? So you can tell him/her twice if she has not heard you the first time?
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:12
The idea behind it seems to be that traffic can see that someone is visually impaired/blind. It seems like it's only known in Austria and partly Germany. Someone asking if it exists outside of Germany: reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/8nv5bp/…
– Joren Vandamme
Mar 22 at 13:21
1
Re. that badge for deaf people: there were apparently times when wearing this was also common for deaf people. It is just really out of fashion now. link : "These badges are extremely rare nowadays. Deaf people find them rather discriminatory".
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:37
1
@O.R.Mapper But this law associates this symbol with "Körperlich Behinderte" (physically impaired people). It doesn't concentrate on visually impaired only.
– glglgl
Mar 22 at 14:51
13
13
I'm not sure the first quotation is true. For all my life (living in Germany), I was taught "a triangle made out of three black dots on yellow, that means blind", without any distinction of the orientation. And here's a website (in German) that describes the symbol for blind people, and both orientations appear in the photos on the page. It also cites a German law that, again, merely mentions "a yellow sign with three black dots", without specifying an orientation.
– O. R. Mapper
Mar 22 at 12:26
I'm not sure the first quotation is true. For all my life (living in Germany), I was taught "a triangle made out of three black dots on yellow, that means blind", without any distinction of the orientation. And here's a website (in German) that describes the symbol for blind people, and both orientations appear in the photos on the page. It also cites a German law that, again, merely mentions "a yellow sign with three black dots", without specifying an orientation.
– O. R. Mapper
Mar 22 at 12:26
2
2
I have met a lot of deaf people in Germany and never seen one wearing this three dot symbol (Have not met one who is both deaf and blind, though). Why would a deaf person want to wear such a symbol? So you can tell him/her twice if she has not heard you the first time?
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:12
I have met a lot of deaf people in Germany and never seen one wearing this three dot symbol (Have not met one who is both deaf and blind, though). Why would a deaf person want to wear such a symbol? So you can tell him/her twice if she has not heard you the first time?
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:12
The idea behind it seems to be that traffic can see that someone is visually impaired/blind. It seems like it's only known in Austria and partly Germany. Someone asking if it exists outside of Germany: reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/8nv5bp/…
– Joren Vandamme
Mar 22 at 13:21
The idea behind it seems to be that traffic can see that someone is visually impaired/blind. It seems like it's only known in Austria and partly Germany. Someone asking if it exists outside of Germany: reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/8nv5bp/…
– Joren Vandamme
Mar 22 at 13:21
1
1
Re. that badge for deaf people: there were apparently times when wearing this was also common for deaf people. It is just really out of fashion now. link : "These badges are extremely rare nowadays. Deaf people find them rather discriminatory".
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:37
Re. that badge for deaf people: there were apparently times when wearing this was also common for deaf people. It is just really out of fashion now. link : "These badges are extremely rare nowadays. Deaf people find them rather discriminatory".
– Jan
Mar 22 at 13:37
1
1
@O.R.Mapper But this law associates this symbol with "Körperlich Behinderte" (physically impaired people). It doesn't concentrate on visually impaired only.
– glglgl
Mar 22 at 14:51
@O.R.Mapper But this law associates this symbol with "Körperlich Behinderte" (physically impaired people). It doesn't concentrate on visually impaired only.
– glglgl
Mar 22 at 14:51
|
show 1 more comment
It's for visually impaired pedestrians. There is a button on the bottom of the box. Some of them are vibrating and others are beeping to indicate when you can cross the road.
answered Mar 22 at 11:37
Dirty-flowDirty-flow
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It's for visually impaired pedestrians. There is a button on the bottom of the box. Some of them are vibrating and others are beeping to indicate when you can cross the road.
answered Mar 22 at 11:37
Dirty-flowDirty-flow
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add a comment |
It's for visually impaired pedestrians. There is a button on the bottom of the box. Some of them are vibrating and others are beeping to indicate when you can cross the road.
answered Mar 22 at 11:37
Dirty-flowDirty-flow
10.6k1354112
It's for visually impaired pedestrians. There is a button on the bottom of the box. Some of them are vibrating and others are beeping to indicate when you can cross the road.
answered Mar 22 at 11:37
Dirty-flowDirty-flow
10.6k1354112
answered Mar 22 at 11:37
Dirty-flowDirty-flow
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answered Mar 22 at 11:37
Dirty-flowDirty-flow
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