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A traffic light that apparently was designed for giraffes is raising eyebrows in Taipei’s Nangang District. The traffic light is placed far above everyone’s heads, almost as high up as the second floor of a building. Passersby say it’s very unintuitive, and if you look at it for too long, you will get a sore neck. So what’s the deal with it? Let’s take a look.

The shop sign lights up the night. Next to it, a traffic light. Something about the proportions seems off though. Why is it so high up? Nangang residents are gobsmaked.

Lee Shih-chen
FTV reporter
In broad daylight, you won’t see the sign if you look left and right. You have to look up! The green man has moved up to the second floor.

Look upstairs to see the traffic light! What is this, a traffic light for giraffes? Don’t look too long or you might strain your neck. The unusually high traffic light has sparked much discussion, after all, it’s not the first place you’d look to see if you can cross the road.

Member of the public
I’ve never ever seen anything like this, so high up.

Member of the public
It makes no sense, it’s too high up. If you’re on a wheelchair, or on your phone, you might not see it.

Member of the public
I was wondering why I didn’t see the signal. But when I was over there I realized it was just further up.

If you live in the building’s second floor, you have a prime view of the little green man from your kitchen. A normal traffic light is about 2.1m tall and clearly visible. But this traffic light for giraffes is more than 3m tall. Where are the tall people that it’s meant for? Taipei’s Traffic Engineering Office says it’s actually intentional, as locals reported a lot of accidents at the crossing.

Voice of Lin Chia-jui
Taipei City Traffic Engineering Office
At such a height, people do need to look up to see it. Perhaps it’s not very intuitive. So we’ll adjust it to a more suitable position.

Officials say they’ll reposition the traffic light, so if you want to take a picture with this unusual sight, you better hurry,

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