Asinus@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 days agoAnnouncements on the train should refer to "port / starboard side" instead of "left / right in the direction of travel", when pointing to the exits.message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down127
arrow-up1-10arrow-down1message-squareAnnouncements on the train should refer to "port / starboard side" instead of "left / right in the direction of travel", when pointing to the exits.Asinus@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 days agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-220 days agoMy favorite mnemonic: “We have some red port left” Left if you are facing direction of travel = port = the red light
minus-squareAsinus@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-220 days agoThats a good one. Do you have horizontal traffic lights, or what is the connection to the red light?
minus-squareAirowird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoThink it’s referring to the red & green wing lights on planes
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoGood point, the lights on a boat or airplane (probably not a train) are red on the left and green on the right. Not sure how international that is.
My favorite mnemonic: “We have some red port left”
Left if you are facing direction of travel = port = the red light
Thats a good one. Do you have horizontal traffic lights, or what is the connection to the red light?
Think it’s referring to the red & green wing lights on planes
Good point, the lights on a boat or airplane (probably not a train) are red on the left and green on the right. Not sure how international that is.