I Didn't Know This!
At train stations in Japan, I've seen these red and yellow marks on the stairs, but had no idea there was a reason for them. I recently found out they are for safety! They are called stair recognition marks. Some people cannot visually distinguish the individual stairs and this shows where the individual steps are. Another great thing about Japan!
Do you see these marks where you live?
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Not often. Sometimes I'll see reflective tape or yellow tape on a step or steps, but not regularly. Usually if the step might be in an unexpected spot. It makes a lot of sense.
Often I see the yellow line along the edge of the step for those with sight difficulties, but never a red one, that's new to me.
I haven't seen those before, we have white lines on the edges of some steps so to the show up.
Like Julie, I have often seen yellow ones, but not red. Since Tokyo won the right to host the Paralympics 2020 (and OS, of course), there has been a great effort to improve society and make it more accessible to all. Elevators, Braille writing on packaging, pedestrian crossings with sound signals, information of allergens on menus ... These red and yellow pieces of tape certainly make the edge of each step easier to see.
This is a trend I hope continues long after the Paralympic flame has been put out.
I had to check in and see what you had found out!
I think that's a good to make the steps more visible.
And I saw your animal puns on the previous post, funny.
Usually here the yellow lines go right across the full width of the stairs, not just on the edges. I haven't seen red lines.
I've never seen the marks here, but it's an excellent idea. It's so easy to miss a step when the stairs are all the same color.
xx, Carol
This is awesome, I had no idea! I'll have to keep my eyes open to find out if we have those around here as well.
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