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courtjester123

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In my high-rise building:

car going up = green light plus single sound "ding"
car going down = red light plus double sound "ding-ding"
green light on top; red light on bottom

OK, OK, so lots of reasons we need visual and audible cues as to an elevator car's arrival and intended direction, but why that choice of colors and placement (opposite of traffic lights) and why single versus double bells?

Is the red indicative of the flames of hell down below? Is the single "ding" because the word "up" is shorter than "down" ??

Discuss...


 
MichaelD

MichaelD

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...and other things in my daily life that I never, ever pay any attention to. ;)


Well...I dunno. I don't know if the single/double ding thing is a universal elevator sound. If it is, it would help the visually impaired citizens of the world. Maybe the lights are for the hearing impaired folks?
 
pontifex

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Originally posted by: courtjester123
In my high-rise building:

car going up = green light plus single sound "ding"
car going down = red light plus double sound "ding-ding"
green light on top; red light on bottom

OK, OK, so lots of reasons we need visual and audible cues as to an elevator car's arrival and intended direction, but why that choice of colors and placement (opposite of traffic lights) and why single versus double bells?

Is the red indicative of the flames of hell down below? Is the single "ding" because the word "up" is shorter than "down" ??

Discuss...
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wtf does a traffic light have to do with an elevator? its an elevator, not an intersection.
who cares what position the lights are in? they had to make it one way or the other. i still don't see why it matters at all.
 
Whoozyerdaddy

Whoozyerdaddy

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Sometimes things are the way they are through an arbitrary decision made by the designer. I wouldn't put much thought into why your elevator is the way it is.
 
Number1

Number1

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The red light and DING DING are warnings to get out of the way if you are standing under the elevator. If the elevator is going up a green light and DING are sufficient because you only have to watch out for the cables.
Any other inquisitive questions?

 
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courtjester123

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: courtjester123
In my high-rise building:

car going up = green light plus single sound "ding"
car going down = red light plus double sound "ding-ding"
green light on top; red light on bottom

OK, OK, so lots of reasons we need visual and audible cues as to an elevator car's arrival and intended direction, but why that choice of colors and placement (opposite of traffic lights) and why single versus double bells?

Is the red indicative of the flames of hell down below? Is the single "ding" because the word "up" is shorter than "down" ??

Discuss...
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wtf does a traffic light have to do with an elevator? its an elevator, not an intersection.
who cares what position the lights are in? they had to make it one way or the other. i still don't see why it matters at all.
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I didn't intend to make any correlation aside from the fact that both use red and green indicator lights - I was simply looking for any particular reason those colors may have been chosen. Why not blue and yellow?
 
lozina

lozina

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Think of red green like most business (think stock market) green is something going up, red is somethign going down.

the sounds are there for the people who are not blessed with the gift of sight
 
Number1

Number1

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The red light at the bottom is easier to see if you are standing under.
 
Number1

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What would happen if both lights where on? Would it DING DING continuously?
 
CPA

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Winner for Most Arbitrary Thread Award goes to courtjester123
 
rudder

rudder

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I want a light to tell the fat f#$%ks going up or down 1 flight to take the stairs.
 
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Mr Pickles

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Busy people relating to sights and sounds, nothing more. You don't need to look up to notice that the elevator that just arrived is going down/up, you hear it.

What shape is the light? Arrows? Most modern elevators just have 2 colors, no arrow shaped lights, just different colors.
 
bigrash

bigrash

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Originally posted by: courtjester123
In my high-rise building:

car going up = green light plus single sound "ding"
car going down = red light plus double sound "ding-ding"
green light on top; red light on bottom

OK, OK, so lots of reasons we need visual and audible cues as to an elevator car's arrival and intended direction, but why that choice of colors and placement (opposite of traffic lights) and why single versus double bells?

Is the red indicative of the flames of hell down below? Is the single "ding" because the word "up" is shorter than "down" ??

Discuss...
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The elevators at my job has exactly the same settings

I think the reason for the 1 ding is because people have to go up for therefore it's 1. the second step is to go down so therefore it's 2.

I know...I'm a genius.
 
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