Old Irish Traffic Light Footage

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Re: Old Irish Traffic Light Footage

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Bryn666 wrote: Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:45
bothar wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2016 02:42 Dun Laoghaire to Dublin (R131) in 1982.
https://vimeo.com/27435412
I know it is sped up but there are hardly any direction signs visible at all. How did anyone without a map or pigeon-esque navigational skills handle Dublin in the 1980s?
Signs were few then, actually I think there were more in the 1960s in the old style, these weren't replaced in many cases.
However, if the sea is in front of you are going East, if behind you are going West, if it is on right you are going North, on the left you are going South.
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bothar wrote: Tue Jan 29, 2019 13:37
Bryn666 wrote: Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:45
bothar wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2016 02:42 Dun Laoghaire to Dublin (R131) in 1982.
https://vimeo.com/27435412
I know it is sped up but there are hardly any direction signs visible at all. How did anyone without a map or pigeon-esque navigational skills handle Dublin in the 1980s?
Signs were few then, actually I think there were more in the 1960s in the old style, these weren't replaced in many cases.
However, if the sea is in front of you are going East, if behind you are going West, if it is on right you are going North, on the left you are going South.
Falls apart if you get stuck on the Liffey quays though! :lol:
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Over 30 years after the "new" traffic lights in Dorset St, Dublin (3 posts back) a similar setup a few hundred metres away or Dorset St.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88051129@ ... otostream/
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No date on this one, nor am I sure where it is, but nice traffic lights

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/11/f6/c4 ... a593ff.jpg
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