I spotted this recently:
Whilst I'm fully-supportive of the meaning, viewing this as a road-enthusiast, are messages such as this permitted by TRSGD? I guess they could be classed as a distraction? Is it also the best use of resources?
If this has already been posted and discussed then let me know.
Presumably this was done last year at the height of covid and the 'Protect the NHS 'slogan (all the clapping on Thursday nights and NHS priority at supermarkets etc seems so long ago) and I think that it's already looking historical as I can't imagine something like this would be done now.Officially-written messages on road surface
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Officially-written messages on road surface
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Re: Officially-written messages on road surface
Some interesting readings on this:
https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk ... ssings.pdf
https://www.transportforall.org.uk/camp ... crossings/
https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk ... ssings.pdf
https://www.transportforall.org.uk/camp ... crossings/
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None of these are prescribed and along with the proliferation of poppy road markings suggest a very bad trajectory for road safety critical road markings being drowned out by platitudes.
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Re: Officially-written messages on road surface
Slough has them all over.Kevin Roads wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 13:53
Presumably this was done last year at the height of covid and the 'Protect the NHS 'slogan
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5202742 ... 92!5m1!1e1
As there are still a couple of Olympics 5-rings from the Zil lanes in 2012 around London, if you know where to look, I think they wll be with us for a while.
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Re: Officially-written messages on road surface
Top marks to Transport for all there I think. It's long past time this touchy-feely inclusive* virtue-signalling nonsense was stopped.Alderpoint wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 14:43 Some interesting readings on this:
https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk ... ssings.pdf
https://www.transportforall.org.uk/camp ... crossings/
*NOT inclusive as Transport for all point out.
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Re: Officially-written messages on road surface
I really dislike this one in Stratford, East London, for it's notably slippery feeling. Whatever is the point ? Both in the car and, more notably, when walking across. I see several references above to poor adhesion for road vehicles at the point, what do they think it is like walking across. They seem to be done with different material to zebra crossing stripes.
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Re: Officially-written messages on road surface
Expect DPTAC and MACS to have something strongly worded to say about colourful crossings, as IMTAC will do. I had to flag up to one of my local councillors (from my party) that there was a serious accessibility issue with their use when he indicated support...