Overview
- Ernie and Bert will appear as pedestrian signal figures at two Hamburg intersections starting January 13, according to NDR.
- The crossings are Hugh-Greene-Weg at Julius-Vosseler-Straße and Rothenbaumchaussee at Oberstraße, both near NDR sites.
- A launch event is scheduled for 12:00 with NDR director general Hendrik Lünenborg and Sesame Workshop Europe managing director Bernhard Gloeggler.
- Ernie will indicate the walk signal and Bert will indicate the stop signal, aligning with child-friendly cues.
- NDR has produced the German Sesamstraße for more than 50 years, and similar localized signal figures are used in cities such as Mainz, Emden, Schwerin, Munich, Friedberg and Bremen.