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Naiđoh danas na ovu “vest”. I jako mi se dopala. Hm… moj čovek ovaj klinac, i ja obožavam semafore. I pravo da vam kažem, dopada mi se njegov izbor omiljenih, Pariz i London, pa nije dečko bez ukusa.

Boy collects traffic lights

Schoolboy Simon Patterson is a real shining light - he collects traffic signals. The 14-year-old has six sets of lights, more than 30 beacons and hundreds of photographs of foreign designs and wants to be a traffic signal engineer when he is older.

Simon, of Prescott, Merseyside, said: “It’s hard to put my finger on it, but traffic lights just excite me. People at school think I’m crazy. Some people like football or music, but I’m into road-related stuff.” Simon gathered his collection which also includes signs and bollards by writing to councils and offering to give old lights a home. He also bought several sets on eBay for about £25 each.

And he has hundreds of photos of lights from around the world sent to him by pals on holiday. He said: “My favourite ones are Parisian lights and the old-style British ones aren’t bad either. People think they are just a matter of red, green and amber - but there are loads of designs and lighting systems, and so much clever stuff inside. The kids at school think it’s really weird.”

Simon, a member of the Society for All British Road Enthusiasts, now plans to put up the lights in his back garden with a signal box to make them flash in turn. ananova

izvor

Za vas koji niste bili, i ne znate, u Parizu većina semafora ima ove male lanterne, namenjene za prvog u redu. Pre nekoliko godina, kad su gradske vlasti u Beogradu počele da idu po svetskim sajmovima saobraćajne opreme, učinilo im se ovo “modernim” pa su jedan takav nabavili i za raskrsnicu “Pošta” u Beogradu (Bulevar kralja Aleksandra - Kneza Miloša).

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