Red & blue lorries
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Red & blue lorries
Ashford Kent A2070 Any idea what the coloured lorries mean
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Re: Red & blue lorries
I believe the Ashford Outlet has different delivery routes, so each group of shops/units will have a different colour lorry associated with it.
The routes diverge when you get closer to the outlet.
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Re: Red & blue lorries
Similar thing in Brighton and Hove, although they direct traffic to different industrial estates.
Although only older signs still have them, and there isn't a huge amount of them left.
I think a few places have colour coded signs.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.86991 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.85219 ... 312!8i6656
Although only older signs still have them, and there isn't a huge amount of them left.
I think a few places have colour coded signs.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.86991 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.85219 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Red & blue lorries
The Multimodal Gateway area in Widnes also has the same type of thing, though largely using coloured diversion symbols.
I thought there used to be a large blue bordered (the current Halton commercial areas version, not the now-obsolete 'proper' type) sign with a legend on it, but I can't seem to find it in either my photographs or on GSV, so I might've made that bit up!
I thought there used to be a large blue bordered (the current Halton commercial areas version, not the now-obsolete 'proper' type) sign with a legend on it, but I can't seem to find it in either my photographs or on GSV, so I might've made that bit up!
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Those travelling away from you are red-shifted
Those coming towards you are blue-shifted
Doppler Effect
Those coming towards you are blue-shifted
Doppler Effect
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Barnstaple has something similar - its 5 industrial estates are signed with 5 different colour lorries.
The problem is where the white lorry appears on a white background, like here.
The problem is where the white lorry appears on a white background, like here.
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As soon as I saw the title of the thread I thought of Ashford.
Each lorry is for a different industrial estate.
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That's a system devised by someone who doesn't suffer colour blindness. Surely it would be wise to add the letters S, E and W into the lorry symbols for those who can't easily tell the colours apart.Gareth Thomas wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 14:38As soon as I saw the title of the thread I thought of Ashford.
Each lorry is for a different industrial estate.
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And to use black background signs for HGV routes, and ensure they've got a DfT approval for the use of HGV symbols outside of the prescribed purposes...Chris5156 wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 15:32That's a system devised by someone who doesn't suffer colour blindness. Surely it would be wise to add the letters S, E and W into the lorry symbols for those who can't easily tell the colours apart.Gareth Thomas wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 14:38As soon as I saw the title of the thread I thought of Ashford.
Each lorry is for a different industrial estate.
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The Dutch number their industrial zones - see here. Gives a lot more flexibility than just red and blue.
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Aren't those the postal district numbers as well?Vierwielen wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 21:23 The Dutch number their industrial zones - see here. Gives a lot more flexibility than just red and blue.
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I gotchu brotraffic-light-man wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:41 The Multimodal Gateway area in Widnes also has the same type of thing, though largely using coloured diversion symbols.
I thought there used to be a large blue bordered (the current Halton commercial areas version, not the now-obsolete 'proper' type) sign with a legend on it, but I can't seem to find it in either my photographs or on GSV, so I might've made that bit up!
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The signs have been there as long as I can remember, so if designed today no doubt they would have the letters added to them - and be on a black background.Chris5156 wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 15:32That's a system devised by someone who doesn't suffer colour blindness. Surely it would be wise to add the letters S, E and W into the lorry symbols for those who can't easily tell the colours apart.Gareth Thomas wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 14:38As soon as I saw the title of the thread I thought of Ashford.
Each lorry is for a different industrial estate.
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