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Photography: Traffic
http://www.ilankelman.org/traffic.html

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Traffic Photographs

All images are copyright Ilan Kelman.

Photos are in the following categories:

Animals



Perils of volcanological field work on São Miguel, the Azores (2003).

Perils of volcanological field work on São Miguel, the Azores (2003).



Sheep jam on North Island, New Zealand (2004).

Sheep jam on North Island, New Zealand (2004).



...'til the cows come home (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).

...'til the cows come home (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).



...'til the cows come home again (Ireland, 1997).

...'til the cows come home again (Ireland, 1997).



Piglet crossing on Chatham Island, New Zealand (2004).

Piglet crossing on Chatham Island, New Zealand (2004).



Tortoise Crossing: Proceed after three months.

Tortoise Crossing: Proceed after three months (Galapagos Islands, 2004).
See more Galapagos photos at http://www.ilankelman.org/galapagos.html



Animal signs



Monkey crossing (Barbados, 1999).

Primate Crossing (Barbados, 1999).



Warning sign for cow manure on the road (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).

Kiwis are so full of BS (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).



Caution: sign with a duck (Heacham, U.K., 2000).

Quacky cwossing (Heacham, U.K., 2001).



Little blue penguins crossing at night (2004).

Only in New Zealand (2004).



Caution: sign with a pukeko (Christchurch, New Zealand, 2004).

One more for the birds (Christchurch, New Zealand, 2004).



Caution: sign with a dog crossing (Boulder, Colorado, 2006).

Canine crossing (Boulder, Colorado, 2006).



Caution: sign advertising a Bigfoot crossing (Colorado, 1998).

Bigfoot crossing (Colorado, 1998).



'Prohibited' sign with three dog heads (Åland, 2007).

But dog heads are prohibited (Åland, 2007).



Warning sign with a hissing cat (Åland, 2007).

Beware of hissing cat (Åland, 2007).

Parking



Van parked in front of a 'No parking' sign in Dublin (1997).

Irish obedience in Dublin (1997).



Pavement parking, the solution to narrow streets in Cambridge, U.K. (2004).

Pavement parking, the solution to narrow streets in Cambridge, U.K. (2004).



But then people get ideas, so adjacent streets ban the practice (Cambridge, U.K., 2004).

But then people get ideas, so adjacent streets ban the practice (Cambridge, U.K., 2004).



A Smart Car backed up into a space between two parallel parked vehicles (Oslo, Norway, 2007).

Perpendicular parking: Smart parking for a Smart Car (Oslo, Norway, 2007).



A sign which reads 'No vehicles on the grass' (Boulder, Colorado, 2007).

So that's why so many people have SUVs! (Boulder, Colorado, 2007).

Signs
See also Stop Signs and Other Risk Signs.



Two traffic signs with arrows pointing in opposite directions (Ireland, 1997).

Sorry, which way? (Ireland, 1997).



Two traffic signs with arrows pointing in opposite directions (Barbados, 1999).

Not any more helpful (Barbados, 1999).



Happy face sign (Vík, Iceland, 2001).

Drivers, be happy (Vík, Iceland, 2001).



Upside-down 'Wrong Way' Sign (Boulder, Colorado, 2005).

Self-referential sign? (Boulder, Colorado, 2005).



Danger: This sign might be shot at (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).

Danger: This sign might be shot at (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).



Happy bump ahead (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).

Happy bump ahead (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).



Caution: Buses rolling in the hay (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).

Caution: Buses rolling in the hay (North Island, New Zealand, 2004).



Wait for a gap in the traffic before crossing the road (Toronto, Ontario, 2005).

We need to tell peds not to cross when cars are coming? (Toronto, Ontario, 2005).



Progress in society: We have to plead not to vandalize a camera (London, U.K., 2004).

Progress in society: We have to plead not to vandalize a camera (London, U.K., 2004).



'Prohibited' sign with a man scowling and a big hand (Åland, 2007).

Scowling people with big hands are prohibited (Åland, 2007).



Speed Limits



Speed limit 4.5 mph (near Port Glasgow, Lake Erie, Ontario, 1998).

Be specific (near Port Glasgow, Lake Erie, Ontario, 1998).



Speed limit 14 mph (Boulder, Colorado, 2005).

14 mph one way (above); 12 mph the other way (below)
(Boulder, Colorado, 2005).

Speed limit 12 mph (Boulder, Colorado, 2005).



Speed limit 7 mph (Boulder, Colorado, 2005).

A private 7 mph (Boulder, Colorado, 2005).

Other



Shanghai traffic (2003).

Shanghai traffic (2003).
See more Shanghai photos at http://www.ilankelman.org/shanghai.html



Paris traffic (2005).

Paris traffic (2005).



Road crossing a river in the highlands of Upolu, Samoa (2004).

Road crossing a river in the highlands of Upolu, Samoa (2004).



Parked car hit on the side (Kelson, New Zealand, 2004).

Day 1 in Kelson, North Island, New Zealand. After telling me that my parked car had been hit, she explained "I was teaching my daughter to drive". Points for honesty (2004).



Game of Chicken with two chickens? (Christchurch, New Zealand, 2004).

Game of Chicken with two chickens? (Christchurch, New Zealand, 2004).



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