Stop Signs Behind Rickshaws
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A bad attempt at painting the stop sign.
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A hand painted stop sign in just outline format.
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A hand painted stop sign using different styles of lettering.
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A new layout is introduced and the graphic of olive branches is added to the sign.
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A stop sign with graphics of flowers and leaves.
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Digitally produced stop sign using various font styles.
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Addition of graphics to the sign by making a compass out of the 'o' in the word stop.
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Graphic of a woman used in the sign.
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The use of the orange flag and regional script adheres to the political views of the political party is quite active in Mumbai.
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Graphic of a dragon added in the digitally produced sticker.
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Another graphic added to the sign.
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The graphic of a swan is used along with the sign.
Mumbai is very well connected in terms of means and availability of public transport facilities. Auto Rickshaws constitute for a major portion of the public transport. The Stop Sign is an indicator for the tail lights placed on back of the rickshaw. It is a means to tell the person driving behind the rickshaw to brake and stop whenever he sees them glowing. This communication is very essential to avoid accidents. But as Indians love to decorate, the rickshaw driver also decorates his "personal" vehicle in his own way according to his own budget. This has led to many variations of the simple stop sign. From the simple variation due to painter styles to influences from Bollywood, political beliefs, etc. can be seen. Even typographically the availability of digital methods had led to various types of fonts been used in these signs.
