Exploding car traffic sign?
henning
March 15, 2008 at 06:17 AM posted in General DiscussionAnybody knows the meaning of the Chinese traffic sign that depics an inflaming or exploding car, clearly stating that this an prohibited action?
The cab driver said she asked herself that question over and over. She did not know.
So does it mean
"car-bombing is not allowed at this traffic spot"?
[sorry, no, I did not have my camera with me and I am leaving Beijing today so there is no opportunity to gather further evidence. But it seams to be used frequently.]
goulnik
March 15, 2008 at 02:38 PM
aha gesang, you need to type in <,img src=http://bla.bla.bla.jpg>
gesang
March 15, 2008 at 02:26 PM
next try!
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/lobos777/elvis-thanks.jpg
thanks goulniky
trevelyan
March 15, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Awesome catch Henning. Goulniky's explanation aside, I'd favour "when things blow up, no fleeing in vehicles allowed."
goulnik
March 15, 2008 at 02:14 PM
gesang, you can't add pictures from your desktop through html tags though, only pictures on a website somewhere for which you can find the full link, something like http://www.bjjtgl.gov.cn/bzbx/bx05.files/j32.gif
henning
March 15, 2008 at 01:02 PM
gesang,
By using HTML-Tags:
gesang
March 15, 2008 at 12:47 PM
/Users/gesa/Desktop/schild3.gif
i think "horn prohibited" is the funniest sign you can see in China.. who cares? absolute waste of money to put them anywhere...nobody cares! i think a car without a horn is impossible to sell in China! :-)
bazza
March 15, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Surely that means no camp fires on your car roof? ;)
I was always confused by this British sign when I was a kid.
Thought it meant watch out for motorbikes jumping over cars. hehe
goulnik
March 15, 2008 at 08:30 AMyou're right to highlight the Beijing Travel Management Bureau website, some more links on that page to cool albeit unrealisticflash animations (lesson ideas?) and games
henning
March 15, 2008 at 07:49 AMExactly, that is the one. Thanks, goulnik. Also for the link http://www.bjjtgl.gov.cn/bzbx/bx05.htm
goulnik
March 15, 2008 at 07:18 AM
Forgot the translation: not allowed to transport dangerous goods/articles. Placed at the entrance of road sections (where ... not allowed)
禁止 jìnzhǐ v. prohibit
运输 yùnshū n./v. transport
危险 wēixiǎn n./s.v. dangerous
车辆 chēliàng n. vehicles M:辆
驶入 shǐrù v.p. drive in
标志 biāozhì n. sign
路段 lùduàn n. section of a highway
入口处 rùkǒuchù n. entrance
Explanation:
禁止运输危险物品车辆驶入标志
表示禁止运输危险物品车辆驶入。设在禁止运输危险物品车辆驶入路段的入口处。
goulnik
March 15, 2008 at 07:01 AM
can't seem to find any corresponding traffic sign 道路交通标志 (dàolù jiāotōng biāozhì) among the 'prohibited' signs 禁令标志 (jìnlìng biāozhì)
gesang
March 15, 2008 at 02:48 PMgoulniky- maybe i leave this picture thing for today ;-) ...enough disgrace about my computer skills in one conversation :-)! thank you anyway, i noted it for the next time!