信号は守ろう
7 August 1957, Italy
Road Safety Campaign
designer: R. Mura
I have seen two cars ignore the red traffic light and went over it, in one day… Even when we are living through a hectic December and dealing with all the things that this festive season brings , we really need to at least appreciate the traffic lights for the sake of other people’s safety!
Earlier this month I encountered a number of attractive Italian stamps for the first time, at a nice philately-shop in Milano. Only because I had not seen good ones before, I thought that most Italian stamps were boring – but I was wrong. This simple yet strong stamp tells me that I should get rid of my prejudice and visit local stamp shops anywhere I am able to.
先日来たて続けに2度も、信号を無視して交差点を走り抜けていく傍若無人な車を目撃し、唖然。12月は何かと落ち着かないけれど、だからこそ、他者の安全を尊重して信号ぐらい守ろうよ、、、と思ったのでした。
「路上では慎重に」と呼びかけるこのイタリアの切手は、ミラノの切手商で見つけました。近年のを見てイタリア切手はつまらない、、と思っていたけれど、古いものに素敵なのがあることを発見。すっきりと強い赤信号切手は「偏見を捨てて、小さな切手商が蓄えているお宝を丁寧に見て歩こう」という自分への教訓です。
