Vienna Welcomes Equality Allies Visiting Eurovision With Same-Sex Couples On Traffic Lights
The Austrian capital is getting ready for the 60th annual Eurovision contest by lighting up its roadways with pedestrian walk and don’t walk signs that are a bit unique.
If they were looking for a way to brighten up the city and make visiting pedestrians pay attention, Vienna has found a brilliant way. Pedestrians walking about town will now be greeted by walk and don’t walk traffic lights that feature, instead on the traditional stick figure, male and female same-sex couples.
#Vienna debuts traffic lights featuring gay couples to show it’s “an open-minded city”: http://t.co/gZDVCFWoyp #NOH8 pic.twitter.com/Uwy2oiGqIP
— NOH8 Campaign (@NOH8Campaign) May 13, 2015
“The campaign is intended to present Vienna as an open-minded city and also to improve traffic safety as the unusual symbols attract the attention of drivers and pedestrians, a spokeswoman for Vienna’s city lighting department said,” according to Reuters. “The city of Vienna will then collate data to see whether the campaign has indeed helped traffic safety, she added.”
Another reason to love Vienna – they installed these LGBT traffic signals! http://t.co/iv6WhOuKyh via @GlobalPost pic.twitter.com/AT6I3T0A9s
— Ahmed Shihab-Eldin (@ASE) May 13, 2015
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Image via Gayfriendly Vienna/Facebook
Hat tip: GayStar NewsÂ
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