We're back to the situation where nonsense like Brenzett was being signed off the M20 at Ashford because the A2070 ended there, rather than the more obvious Hastings (which is now correctly signed).danfw194 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:21 Wow not quite how I envisaged this thread going, but very interesting nevertheless. I'm not a fan of the regional signs personally, I don't think they add much value for anyone whether you're familiar with the roads or not. Trying to put myself in a foreign drivers shoes, if I were driving off the ramp at Calais wanting to head to somewhere like Toulouse, 'LE SUD' might be enough to get me going in the vaguely correct direction, but I'm not sure it would be that much use to me.
A UK example......I don't like how the M3-A303 is signed as 'SOUTH WEST' from the M25 and then from M3 J8, HGV's should be taking M4-M5 to most urban centres in the South West region, not the A303.
I agree with Bryn on a couple of points..........the French are far more coherent with their signing practices. And also I too can't understand why people want to readily ditch London, it's absolutely the most important destination in the UK and should be treated as such.
https://goo.gl/maps/PD58rk1FbhFSrseU6
Policymakers keep thinking direction signs in the UK are intended for local traffic that knows where it's going when they're not. No other country on earth leaps down this route thinking it's helpful so why again with the British exceptionalism?