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By: Cefina Gomez
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A round sign with a crossed out green wave: very few people know this traffic sign.
A driving instructor stimulates a discussion.
Bremen – Driving in Germany is not that easy.
According to ADAC, there are 20 to 25 million traffic signs in this country, not to mention the many confusing road markings.
It's quite difficult to keep track of the over 400 different signs.
Mysterious street signs always cause confusion.
This is also the case with the followers of driving instructor Lukas, who inspires over 200,000 followers on Instagram with a mix of funny and educational content.
One traffic sign in particular has caused a lot of speculation.
Rare traffic sign leaves drivers guessing: “Waving is prohibited”
“What does this traffic sign mean?” says the video as driving instructor Lukas drives past a digital round sign.
It shows a green wave crossed out with a red line.
In a poll in the comments where 171,000 people voted, 93 percent said they had never seen this traffic sign.
Zahlreise users speculate about what meaning the sign might have.
“No Pepsi at the next rest stop,” advises one of the users ironically and gets a lot of likes for the comment.
Comments such as “From here no more sine, only cosine” or “It is forbidden to make waves” are also very popular.
A user explains the sign correctly: It indicates that this is the green wave at traffic lights for drivers.
“Green wave over.
If you stick to the previously indicated speed and drive it continuously, it means that you drive through all the traffic lights in a green wave.
And I would say that this 'zone' ends here.”
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Digital traffic sign “Green Wave” – speed recommendation helps you get through easily
The green wave is usually shown with a speed recommendation, which is intended to signal to the driver that if he follows this speed recommendation, he will be rewarded with a green wave at the traffic lights.
Since the green wave is crossed out, the speed limit of the green wave is canceled.
Very few people know this traffic sign.
© Screenshot/Instagram.com
Traffic lights usually leave no questions unanswered.
But a driver recently stopped at a traffic light with the letter K, which started the online guesswork.
Get out of the sign forest: This Lower Saxony village abolished traffic signs years ago
The small town of Bohmte near Osnabrück thought they would get rid of the jungle of traffic signs - and simply removed all traffic signs from traffic.
There have been no signs, curbs or traffic lights in this town since 2007.
The residents rely on caution and common sense rather than a blind culture of rules.
As part of the EU “Shared Space” project, Bohmte is one of seven municipalities from five EU countries that have completely gotten rid of traffic signs.
The principle: All road users have equal rights, which should create consideration and caution between everyone on the road.
On the other hand, a pensioner in Bremen had trouble in traffic.
He received a fine for parking too long in the Lidl parking lot.
(cg)