Stevie D wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 22:30
No. But very unusual to have one on the outskirts of Doncaster (A614 heading north from M18), where there is a fixed, permanent 'Ice' warning sign. Even in the recent snow, there was absolutely no sign of ice there...
Ice and snow don't form in the same conditions.
The warnings are used in locations where there is a localised increased risk of ice forming on the road, which could be due to a localised risk of surface water, or where the air or ground temperature is likely to be lower than nearby, such as next to a watercourse, in a dip, surrounded by trees, or on a north facing slope.
A vague memory had me expecting to find a "Low Flying Helicopters" sign outside RAF Cosford. The presence of helicopters should actually be obvious to the dimmest of drivers.
It's the Walkers In Road bit that surprises me. Isn't it normally Pedestrians in Road?
M5Lenzar wrote:
No mention of the incredibly rare 'no overtaking' sign.
A5 by Weston Park there are lots, with double white lines painted too.
Someone should have read Chapter 3 - you can not use double whites and no overtaking signs together because they have different meanings. It's specifically verboten.
Doesn't stop lots of numpty 'engineers' doing it though.
Bryn Terminally cynical, unimpressed, and nearly Middle Age already. She said life was like a motorway; dull, grey, and long.
lefthandedspanner wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 13:07
There's a couple of signs on the A55 warning about badgers, one near the A494 junction at Ewloe and another one further west, somewhere near Abergele if memory serves.
RichardA626 wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 18:59
The Know Your Traffic Signs booklet has a "No Motorcycles" sign, which made me wonder what circumstances it would be used for.
Stevie D wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 22:30
No. But very unusual to have one on the outskirts of Doncaster (A614 heading north from M18), where there is a fixed, permanent 'Ice' warning sign. Even in the recent snow, there was absolutely no sign of ice there...
Ice and snow don't form in the same conditions.
The warnings are used in locations where there is a localised increased risk of ice forming on the road, which could be due to a localised risk of surface water, or where the air or ground temperature is likely to be lower than nearby, such as next to a watercourse, in a dip, surrounded by trees, or on a north facing slope.
I'm surprised at one nearish to me being only temporary, it's a bit up in the hills, near the bottom of a dip with a bend and bridge, and water tends to flow across the road. Maybe it's only temporary (although still there a week ago) because the drainage has failed and there are plans to fix it.
In itself, likely not that rare, but there surely can't be too many dual carriageways with cow traffic lights? Until 2011 or so, this used to be a 70mph dual carriageway!
I've never seen the lights in use (over the past 8 years), but my wife remembers them being used in her childhood. It's mentioned in a road safety audit report for the Kingsford Stadium project that the traffic lights will become redundant (as there'll be a football stadium there instead of a field) and so "redundant signs" should be removed. (Doesn't specifically say that the lights should be though!)
There is a difference between feral and wild, though I fail to see immediately what relevance that has to traffic safety or driver information. What gets my goat about those signs is the capital G on Goats. Why??
I was about to post a "no track-laying vehicles" sign only to find it has disappeared. This bridge near Caunsall south of Kinver had that sign, plus a weight limit of 3 tons (sic) rather than 7.5 tonnes, when I lived round there 30-odd years ago. AFAICS the bridge hasn't changed notably to merit the increase in rated weight allowed.
When I was on a cycle event the other week I passed a standard ! warning triangle with a plate underneath reading "Grodor på väg" (Frogs on the road). Only it can be read two ways - either literally, as said, or more like "frogs on the way" (to somewhere).
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In itself, likely not that rare, but there surely can't be too many dual carriageways with cow traffic lights? Until 2011 or so, this used to be a 70mph dual carriageway!
I've never seen the lights in use (over the past 8 years), but my wife remembers them being used in her childhood. It's mentioned in a road safety audit report for the Kingsford Stadium project that the traffic lights will become redundant (as there'll be a football stadium there instead of a field) and so "redundant signs" should be removed. (Doesn't specifically say that the lights should be though!)
RichardA626 wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 18:59
The Know Your Traffic Signs booklet has a "No Motorcycles" sign, which made me wonder what circumstances it would be used for...
A38(M) middle lane - if memory serves someone on here mentioned a series of accidents involving motorbikes on the drain that runs in lane 4 there.
In a more normal road context, Brent council prohibited motorcycles on Rainsford Road as a response to anti-social behaviour. It is near the Ace Café and some riders used to race along it. There are no properties on the road other than via a roundabout in the middle, so motorcycles still have access, they just have to go a longer way around.
And a sign I saw on the bank holiday weekend "CAUTION risk of ponies in road under bridge". Although not on the Google Streetview, when I saw it now has a triangle warning sign featuring a galloping horse above it.
