School Signs International

[steepholm]

Today I passed a sign near a primary school, warning drivers to watch out for children. It looked like this, as such signs have for as long as I can remember (perhaps with a couple of minor tweaks):

Comments

[heleninwales]

Like you I'd always assumed big sister taking little brother to school. Possibly because I am a big sister to a brother.

[sartorias]

Huh, interesting! I recollect some gender non-specific little figures on the sign near the school where I taught

[consonantia]

"interpretive dance" lolololololol

[consonantia]

California's "you are near a school" sign

[steepholm]

It looks like the kids from the yellow sign in my post, but they've now hit puberty.

[andrewducker]

"The British sign is based on a photo of one of the two designers, Margaret Calvert and her little brother. The previous design had a boy leading a girl and wearing much more old-fashioned school clothes."

says a comment on my link post about this.

[steepholm]

Thanks - that is indeed very interesting!