- Mar 14, 2005
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There have been several threads on this forum relating to speed limits, and the current trend for reducing them. Coupled to this there is the proliferation of new road side signs which seem to spring up daily. Take a look at a local street, and check the number of signs, Compared to what it used to be like even just 20 years ago I would not be surprised if the number has doubled.
Traditionally, if you were unsure about the prevailing speed limit, you could look at the frequency and disposition of lamp posts and the pattern would quite reliably indicate the relevant speed limit, But this important aide memoir is now increasingly unreliable, because many speed limits have been reduced, but the lamp posts have not been repositioned to reflect the change.
It is my opinion that the driver is now bombarded with so many new signs it is easy to miss an important one such as a lowered speed limit. This can be of considerable importance especially when a Gatso has been installed.
I suggest that one way of simply improving speed signage would be to have the prevailing speed limit displayed on every lamppost, either as a numeric figure or as reflective bands or patterns that relate to a particular speed. (1 band per 10 Mph).
What suggestions do you have for improving/simplifying the display of information on our road sides?
Traditionally, if you were unsure about the prevailing speed limit, you could look at the frequency and disposition of lamp posts and the pattern would quite reliably indicate the relevant speed limit, But this important aide memoir is now increasingly unreliable, because many speed limits have been reduced, but the lamp posts have not been repositioned to reflect the change.
It is my opinion that the driver is now bombarded with so many new signs it is easy to miss an important one such as a lowered speed limit. This can be of considerable importance especially when a Gatso has been installed.
I suggest that one way of simply improving speed signage would be to have the prevailing speed limit displayed on every lamppost, either as a numeric figure or as reflective bands or patterns that relate to a particular speed. (1 band per 10 Mph).
What suggestions do you have for improving/simplifying the display of information on our road sides?