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swarkestonecauseway wrote:
That road name signs looks odd. How often do they have the road number on?
Before I clicked on the link I was going to say "in Warrington they do it quite often". Then I clicked on the link and saw it actually was Warrington!

But yes, in Warrington they do it quite often.
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Chris Bertram wrote: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.
Actually, I've just driven past that location again tonight, and GSV is out of date. What's there now is worse - they've replaced the bend sign with a crossroads sign, priority to the road we're on. This is genuinely botched, since the junction is no longer prority-based. Does no-one care about these things?
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vlad wrote:Is this allowed?
These have popped up all over Lancashire, most recently in South Ribble, over the past few months, complete with repeaters throughout the estates. Must be costing a fortune...
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Chris Bertram wrote: 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.
Indeed but that close to a streetlight they should be illuminated.
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Not really a sign, but LOOK RIGHT on the road here seems somewhat dangerous.
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Big L wrote:Not really a sign, but LOOK RIGHT on the road here seems somewhat dangerous.
It's a Moto. All their signage is dangerous.
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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?

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Big L wrote:Not really a sign, but LOOK RIGHT on the road here seems somewhat dangerous.
Wasn't there a botched road markings thread somwhere?
At least it's better than this one reported in the local rag: http://menmedia.co.uk/tamesideadvertise ... ation-sign
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After about 10 years these signs have finally been unbotched. They now show traffic joining from the left.
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That's Bolton Council for you... after all, they are the Council that brings you brand new PW signs!
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All I see is a message about cross scripting, and a hash.
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This doesn't look quite right even if you ignore Google's poor stitching.
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That road sign showing weight limits for lorries - you know how weird it looks that the lorry's apparently floating in mid-air?

Well - the problem's been solved here!
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vlad wrote:That road sign showing weight limits for lorries - you know how weird it looks that the lorry's apparently floating in mid-air?

Well - the problem's been solved here!
More worrying is the other side - http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.964059, ... ,8.08&z=16.

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kc1 wrote:
vlad wrote:That road sign showing weight limits for lorries - you know how weird it looks that the lorry's apparently floating in mid-air?

Well - the problem's been solved here!
More worrying is the other side - http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.964059, ... ,8.08&z=16.

End of restriction except for access??
Looks like the entire restriction is botched, just look at the end of that road with the junction of the A5035. On one side of the junction you have the start of restriction with access plate here yet on the exit of the junction facing the A5035 again you have this. I'm no traffic engineer but even I know this isn't right!
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mercer wrote:
kc1 wrote:
vlad wrote:That road sign showing weight limits for lorries - you know how weird it looks that the lorry's apparently floating in mid-air?

Well - the problem's been solved here!
More worrying is the other side - http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.964059, ... ,8.08&z=16.

End of restriction except for access??
Looks like the entire restriction is botched, just look at the end of that road with the junction of the A5035. On one side of the junction you have the start of restriction with access plate here yet on the exit of the junction facing the A5035 again you have this. I'm no traffic engineer but even I know this isn't right!
Ouch. Pretty embarrassing.
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mercer wrote:
kc1 wrote:
vlad wrote:That road sign showing weight limits for lorries - you know how weird it looks that the lorry's apparently floating in mid-air?

Well - the problem's been solved here!
More worrying is the other side - http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.964059, ... ,8.08&z=16.

End of restriction except for access??
Looks like the entire restriction is botched, just look at the end of that road with the junction of the A5035. On one side of the junction you have the start of restriction with access plate here yet on the exit of the junction facing the A5035 again you have this. I'm no traffic engineer but even I know this isn't right!
I'd guess, even as a non-expert, that the weight limit signs are unenforceable anyway so the fact that the rest of the restriction might also be botched is really just icing on the cake!
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A14 roadworks at Stowmarket.
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Big L wrote:A14 roadworks at Stowmarket.
NSL sinister?
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