Asinus@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 24 days agoAnnouncements on the train should refer to "port / starboard side" instead of "left / right in the direction of travel", when pointing to the exits.message-squaremessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down129
arrow-up1-6arrow-down1message-squareAnnouncements on the train should refer to "port / starboard side" instead of "left / right in the direction of travel", when pointing to the exits.Asinus@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 24 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareAsinus@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-224 days agoThats a good one. Do you have horizontal traffic lights, or what is the connection to the red light?
minus-squarePat@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 days agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector_light
minus-squareAsinus@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoOh, of course. Forgot about those. I only did some rowing on a canal for a year while studying. Sadly other than that, there is not much water nearby
minus-squareAirowird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoThink it’s referring to the red & green wing lights on planes
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoGood point, the lights on a boat or airplane (probably not a train) are red on the left and green on the right. Not sure how international that is.
Thats a good one. Do you have horizontal traffic lights, or what is the connection to the red light?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector_light
Oh, of course. Forgot about those. I only did some rowing on a canal for a year while studying. Sadly other than that, there is not much water nearby
Think it’s referring to the red & green wing lights on planes
Good point, the lights on a boat or airplane (probably not a train) are red on the left and green on the right. Not sure how international that is.