The Paris Walking guy not only has a bit of debonair flair with his partially swinging arm and actual feet, he is also only ONE row of lights thick. Compare his slim physique to the Walking  guy in Pittsburgh.

Paris Walking Man=Fred Astaire
Paris of the Appalachians Walking Man=Big Foot

And what tourist in Paris has not seen the posture below, the “I’m-waiting, but-I’m-not-over joie-about-it” as the exasperated Parisian stands by while you contemplate your croissant selection?

This moderately cranky looking Don’t Walk guy would give me pause before I charged out into traffic, but to keep me safely on the sidewalk I prefer Lisbon’s Don’t Walk –DANCE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB_0vRnkeOk

And finally, here’s another sign with a distinct regional flavor…the the Minuteman Commuter bike trail sign in Boston:

Revere’s mount suggest the British yet another option for attack:
“One if by land, two if by sea, three if by Huffy…?”

CREDITS:
I took all the Walk/Don’t Walk shots (who else would care about this?). The Don’t Walk DANCE Video showed up on my Facebook feed as something liked by Guy E.

And our man in Boston, Charlie, captured the “Paul Revere’s Ride” sign and a splash of autumnal color.

See you on down the road, folks!

CJ