On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 11:55:49AM -0000, Martin Rich wrote:

Not only that, but red and green men on the other side of the road
constitute a pretty widely adopted standard across many parts of the world.
Has anybody seen the our side/knee high (or at best waist high) arrangement
anywhere outside the UK?

Yes, but always accompanied by a light on the other side of the road in
the normal place.

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