Japan Images: Watch The Road!
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
I found this sign hanging on a fence around a small public park, which also doubles as a kindergarten playground, near Tokyo Tower.
Perhaps they thought subtility wasn’t going to get the message across ^_^
For the Japanese beginners out there, “とびだし” means “something that leaps” and “注意” means “warning or caution”.
So remember kids – don’t jump the chain and fall on to the road as you will get hit by car and blood will stream out of your feet and the car tyres and go everywhere! ^_^
you did it yourself???so incredible??i love it.はじめまして。わたしは しんてす。（笑）
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Like^_^ Thx!
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LikeUh, I don't think that's blood, just a shape to imply movement or a sudden stop.
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LikeYep you might be right there. It looked like blood to me but you never know. ^_^
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LikeAgreed Brad - I think it's great. Makes it fairly obvious what might happen if you don't follow the rules.
I noticed that kids run around much more freely in Japan without their parents so these signs perhaps need to be more directed towards kids than parents.
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LikeNormally we don't see bloody accident sign post either in Japan. There are more friendly "とびだし坊や” tobidashi bouya signs.
http://www.wombat.zaq.ne.jp/milkyway/jump/jumpkids...
you might want to check out these, cute signs.
I think kids in the US are more protective. Young kids don't normally walk around themselves out in the crowded places. Japan is safe in general than other countries, so little kids tend to walk (or run) by themselves, so that how they have an accident, I think.
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LikeThe car hasn't even crashed the kid. That splashing liquid would be more like mud. Then again Japanese roads are not that muddy even on the peak of the tsuyu.
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LikeI love this kind of posts!
One question: where can i find a scheme with all the radical kanji (like, for example, the ones that form 意?
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LikeI thought you were recommending the movie "The Road" at first. Been thinking about watching it.
This is an interesting sign. I'm sure in the US there would be a small uproar of morally uptight... I mean upright... citizens that would have aneurysms over the blood shown on the sign.
I like how bold it is. People seem to forget that the best teacher (and best deterrent) is the threat of pain.
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