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Taiwan is where the "moving little green men" on traffic lights first appeared, a proposed version of it is now gaining more attention!

Taiwan is where the "moving little green men" on traffic lights first appeared, a proposed version of it is now gaining more attention!
Taiwan is where the "moving little green men" on traffic lights first appeared, a proposed version of it is now gaining more attention!
Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】Editor/Tim Wu (吳宗翰)

Taiwan created animated pedestrian signs with "little green men" on traffic lights to help pedestrians feel kind and pleasant while they wait for traffic signals. Its adorable picture quickly gained popularity around the globe. In addition to helping people cross the street, this particular sign has come to represent Taiwan's distinct culture.

In 1998, Taiwan made improvements to the Little Green Man pattern. A timing function was added to the updated version, which also featured a picture of a little child walking. It is now simpler for individuals to comprehend and abide by traffic laws thanks to this invention.

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Taiwan is where the "moving little green men" on traffic lights first appeared, a proposed version of it is now gaining more attention!

The animated little green man is now a well-known and commonplace pedestrian sign. The small green man will begin to run rapidly as the seconds above the sign gradually get shorter, indicating to pedestrians that they should walk more swiftly. He will not depart until the countdown hits zero.

Due to their exceptional creativity, Taiwanese people went on to create a number of intriguing and significant variations of Little Green Men, like the proposal version in Pingtung, which also helped Taiwan's distinctive traffic signals get greater exposure abroad.

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Taiwan is where the "moving little green men" on traffic lights first appeared, a proposed version of it is now gaining more attention!

 

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