No Kissing Zones
In 1979, officials in Deerfield, Illinois created a "No Kissing Zone" at the town's railroad station. The zone was designated by a sign showing a man and woman kissing, with a red slash superimposed over their profiles. The idea was to stop commuters from slowing down traffic by kissing their significant other as they were dropped off. Deerfield simultaneously created a "kissing zone," where kissing was allowed.
This apparently was the first, and only official no-kissing zone in America, and probably the world. The no-kissing image became quite popular, sold on t-shirts and mugs. The designer Kate Spade even inquired about licensing the image.
Inspired by Deerfield, the English town of Warrington created its own no-kissing zone at its train station in 1998, using Deerfield's sign (with permission).
However, neither of these "No Kissing Zones" have survived to the present. Deerfield got rid of its zone sometime in the early 21st century, and Warrington likewise took down its no-kissing sign in 2009, relacing it with several pro-kissing signs: "Kiss Me Quick" and "Kiss Me Longer."
Chicago Tribune - Mar 22, 1998
The Tennessean - Nov 26, 1979
The Franklin Daily Journal - July 7, 1982
This apparently was the first, and only official no-kissing zone in America, and probably the world. The no-kissing image became quite popular, sold on t-shirts and mugs. The designer Kate Spade even inquired about licensing the image.
Inspired by Deerfield, the English town of Warrington created its own no-kissing zone at its train station in 1998, using Deerfield's sign (with permission).
However, neither of these "No Kissing Zones" have survived to the present. Deerfield got rid of its zone sometime in the early 21st century, and Warrington likewise took down its no-kissing sign in 2009, relacing it with several pro-kissing signs: "Kiss Me Quick" and "Kiss Me Longer."
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MARTA, the Atlanta transport system, has "Kiss-Ride" zones at some of the rail stations. The purpose is to allow a car to pull up and drop off a passenger without taking too long about it.
Posted by TheCannyScot on 11/21/16 at 07:52 AM
So, what could have come next from the little minds of politicians? "No Back Seat Sex"? What would THAT sign have looked like?
Posted by KDP on 11/21/16 at 02:48 PM
The woman in curlers & housecoat / the man off to work??? Deerfield probably had mobs of anti-gender discriminatory persons up "in arms" over this.
Posted by Virtual on 11/21/16 at 04:41 PM
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