I agree the the comic is a bit confusing but to be fair it’s in black and white. A red border would mean no entry but a completely blue background would be only bikes allowed.
It makes sense to think that they are car owners that in their regular life wouldn’t tolerate bikes but on holidays find it great.
At least in Europe street signs are color blind friendly. Forbidden signs are white with a dark thick stroke around, while mandatory signs are solid dark color. The colors help, but are not necessary to distinguish the sign.
The comic is clear. American suburbanites will go vacation in dense walkable European cities with good active transportation infrastructure and then will return home and attend city council meetings objecting to any plan that would bring similar changes to where they live.
That sign usually means no entry for bikes so I was confused for a moment
Also fits because tourists would ignore most posted signs.
I agree the the comic is a bit confusing but to be fair it’s in black and white. A red border would mean no entry but a completely blue background would be only bikes allowed.
It makes sense to think that they are car owners that in their regular life wouldn’t tolerate bikes but on holidays find it great.
At least in Europe street signs are color blind friendly. Forbidden signs are white with a dark thick stroke around, while mandatory signs are solid dark color. The colors help, but are not necessary to distinguish the sign.
Now you are confusing me. I thought she is taking about the sign and about if someone would propose to put it in her town.
I think she means the whole idea of bike friendly infrastructure as a US citizen. But thats my interpretation, the comic isn’t very clear.
Yeah it is confusing. But as you pointed out the sign means no entry for bikes in most of the Europe, it doesn’t mean anything in US.
On the other hand this is titled car-brains on vacation. Implying they normally drive cars.
Really confusing.
The comic is clear. American suburbanites will go vacation in dense walkable European cities with good active transportation infrastructure and then will return home and attend city council meetings objecting to any plan that would bring similar changes to where they live.
The comic is a commentary on NIMBY behavior.
Since the sign is turned towards the viewer, it just seems as if someone drunk placed it a few meters right from where it was supposed to be.