Sign Sunday: Munich Underpass

Several years ago a roommate of mine backpacked to Europe for a few months and I became enamored with the fantasy of saving every penny, boarding a train to destinations unknown and discovering old Europe. Given my propensity for planning, the destinations unknown part became a more tightly crafted itinerary of must-see attractions, but the spirit was still there.

Think about all the signs you see each day when you drive: Stop Signs, Yield Signs, Rotary Signs (Or Roundabout or Traffic Circles, depending on where you are from) and Crosswalk Signs. Today’s signs comes to you from Munich, Germany. There are several signs on this post, but the one we found most comedic was the center one – the man walking down the steps.

This sign is for the U-Bahn Station, the Munich Metro – thus the big “U”. The man walking down the steps denotes the entrance to the station, an under-road pedestrian crosswalk. We thought it resembled those old Spy vs. Spy cartoons. Every time we went down the steps we crept eerily and stealthily, just like the spies would. It seemed very 1940′s like. Especially the hat. Who wears hats like that anymore? Even the placement of his arms and hand suggests that he’s not just walking like a regular person, but instead, something is very different about this man. He’s up to no good.

We still talk about this sign today whenever we see a new crosswalk sign in a new city. Have you seen any strange road signs? Comment below.