Overview
- Introduced on December 10, the green pedestrian icons around Coburg’s market now show the classic walking figure holding a Coburger Bratwurst.
- Only the green, walking signal displays the sausage and the standing red figure remains unchanged.
- Officials cite traffic regulations requiring clear standing versus walking depictions, so the city kept the approved silhouette and added only the accessory.
- Mayor Dominik Sauerteig promotes the change as place branding, noting other cities use local motifs on signals.
- Online comments range from praise to criticism over spending, with media reports putting stencil costs at a low four-figure sum and the city saying alternative motifs were ruled out for legal or local-relevance reasons.