Go Skins Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/05/12/viennas-traffic-lights-are-now-gay-themed/?tid=trending_strip_5 The Austrian capital, Vienna, wants to increase both road safety and promote tolerance with an unlikely idea: It has replaced dozens of the city's gender-neutral traffic light figures with same-sex couples. If the couples shine in red, pedestrians are supposed to stop, whereas they're good to go if the couple blinks in green. City officials said they hoped the new traffic lights would improve road safety by attracting "the attention of drivers and pedestrians," Reuters quoted a city spokesperson as saying. Officials also intend the same-sex traffic lights to portray Vienna as a tolerant city ahead of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in the Austrian capital this year, according to Reuters. The idea is only the latest European political initiative involving traffic lights. Last year, the undeniable preponderance of male figures in traffic lights in the western German city of Dortmund caused a controversy, as WorldViewsreported back then. Some politicians of the Green and Social Democratic parties urged the municipality to pursue gender equality among their traffic lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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