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2021/91/1 Traffic light button covers (3), plastic, made by Transport for NSW, used by Transport for NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020. Click to enlarge.
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Traffic Light Button Covers

These traffic light button covers show how Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) responded to a feature in the built environment that posed a risk to the community during the COVID-19 Pandemic. TfNSW sought to rapidly respond to the high risk of community transmission posed by crossings, by altering the Sydney CBD’s built environment. Initially, core flute covers were installed to discourage people from touching pedestrian buttons, as an automatic timer had been set. Due to these being ripped …

Summary

Object No.

2021/91/1

Object Statement

Traffic light button covers (3), plastic, made by Transport for NSW, used by Transport for NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020

Physical Description

3 Solid plastic covers in dark blue. It has a curved design that can slot over the bottom half of the pedestrian traffic light buttons. It is designed to prevent people from touching the buttons surface as a safety measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Messaging on the button is designed to let pedestrians know not to touch surfaces as crossing have been automated. In the centre of the button is a graphic of a crossed out hand pushing a button to support text visually. It utilises the "do-not-do" graphic of a red circle with diagonal line through it.

Short URL

https://ma.as/623332

Dimensions

Width

113 mm

Depth

18 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Transport for NSW, 2021

Acquisition Date

13 October 2021

Cite this Object

Harvard

Traffic Light Button Covers 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/623332>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/623332 |title=Traffic Light Button Covers |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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