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Does the sign 5 to 6 seconds into this video count? :wink:
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FurryBoots wrote:Does the sign 5 to 6 seconds into this video count? :wink:
LOL, Furryboots! Obviously, it means that vehicles on that side of the road (where the Playbus is heading) have priority through the tunnel! Though to be honest, I'm still trying to work out what sort of bus the playbus is, as it doesn't really look like any buses from the 60's/70's/80's (the titles were made in 1988, I believe...) that I've seen!

Ah, who cares, IT'S THE PLAYBUS!

EDIT: Does Storm2's avatar count as a botched roadsign?
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Mattemotorway wrote:
FurryBoots wrote:Does the sign 5 to 6 seconds into this video count? :wink:
LOL, Furryboots! Obviously, it means that vehicles on that side of the road (where the Playbus is heading) have priority through the tunnel! Though to be honest, I'm still trying to work out what sort of bus the playbus is, as it doesn't really look like any buses from the 60's/70's/80's (the titles were made in 1988, I believe...) that I've seen!

Ah, who cares, IT'S THE PLAYBUS!

EDIT: Does Storm2's avatar count as a botched roadsign?
Either it has horrendous play(bus?) in the steering, or the road around 17 seconds starts turning into a Donington style chicane.
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Trebeck wrote:Either it has horrendous play(bus?) in the steering, or the road around 17 seconds starts turning into a Donington style chicane.
As commented by Stuart Ashen!
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Trebeck wrote:Either it has horrendous play(bus?) in the steering, or the road around 17 seconds starts turning into a Donington style chicane.
The rapid acceleration and braking between 20mph and 30mph would hardly make for a comfortable ride either!
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kit wrote:
Trebeck wrote:Either it has horrendous play(bus?) in the steering, or the road around 17 seconds starts turning into a Donington style chicane.
The rapid acceleration and braking between 20mph and 30mph would hardly make for a comfortable ride either!
Well, obviously whoever made that title sequence didn't drive! (And I mean a car, not a bus!)
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Trebeck wrote: Either it has horrendous play(bus?) in the steering, or the road around 17 seconds starts turning into a Donington style chicane.
I always thought that!

I also found the Why Bird really irritating.
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This pair thinks its a Pre-Warboys sign. It replaced an older Warboys pair that was exactly the same, the signs being replaced when the speed limit prior to the signs was cut from NSL to 40mph - it seems Bolton are taking like-for-like replacement a litte too literally!
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Nicholas wrote:This pair thinks its a Pre-Warboys sign. It replaced an older Warboys pair that was exactly the same, the signs being replaced when the speed limit prior to the signs was cut from NSL to 40mph - it seems Bolton are taking like-for-like replacement a litte too literally!
Nice....


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This sign puzzles me.
OK, so it's designed properly, but I thought it could only be reversed on directional signs, or warnings of weight limit ahead?

I can honestly say I've never seen it reversed before elsewhere - is this actually permitted, or only via special authorisation?

Sorry if it seems confusing to me... :oops:
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scragend wrote:I also found the Why Bird really irritating.
The Why Bird is the mother of Rory from Doctor Who.
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autosignguy wrote:This sign puzzles me.
OK, so it's designed properly, but I thought it could only be reversed on directional signs, or warnings of weight limit ahead?

I can honestly say I've never seen it reversed before elsewhere - is this actually permitted, or only via special authorisation?

Sorry if it seems confusing to me... :oops:
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Not so much botched as no longer relevant. The road does still bend, but the former priority junction at the bend is now a mini-roundabout.
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Chris Bertram wrote:
scragend wrote:I also found the Why Bird really irritating.
The Why Bird is the mother of Rory from Doctor Who.
Why Bird reminded me of my auntie... (And was her voice actually done by Arthur Darvill's mum? Mind you, Arthur himself was once a CITV announcer better known as Tom...)
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autosignguy wrote:This sign puzzles me.
OK, so it's designed properly, but I thought it could only be reversed on directional signs, or warnings of weight limit ahead?

I can honestly say I've never seen it reversed before elsewhere - is this actually permitted, or only via special authorisation?

Sorry if it seems confusing to me... :oops:
That road name signs looks odd. How often do they have the road number on?
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Mattemotorway wrote:Why Bird reminded me of my auntie... (And was her voice actually done by Arthur Darvill's mum? Mind you, Arthur himself was once a CITV announcer better known as Tom...)
Yes, Why Bird was voiced by Ellie Darvill. My son spent his pre-school years enjoying Playdays, by the time my daughter was ready it had gone, to be replaced by Tellytubbies.
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Chris Bertram wrote:
Mattemotorway wrote:Why Bird reminded me of my auntie... (And was her voice actually done by Arthur Darvill's mum? Mind you, Arthur himself was once a CITV announcer better known as Tom...)
Yes, Why Bird was voiced by Ellie Darvill. My son spent his pre-school years enjoying Playdays, by the time my daughter was ready it had gone, to be replaced by Tellytubbies.
Actually, Tellitubbies ran alongside Playdays for a few years... It was actually the Tweenies that replaced Playdays!
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Mattemotorway wrote:Actually, Tellytubbies ran alongside Playdays for a few years... It was actually the Tweenies that replaced Playdays!
OK, they carried on showing reruns of previously-made editions of Playdays for a while. The didn't make any new ones after the tubbies started.
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Is this allowed?
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vlad wrote:Is this allowed?
Yes, why not? It's a 20 limit, rather than a 20 zone. It should need repeaters, but there will be no humps or chicanes.
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