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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Sour Puss on August 29, 2007, 06:21:47 PM
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You could not make it up... ::) I have not read about this here in Wales, I found this on a New Zeland site. confused:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4182666a4560.html
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'Don't trust Sat Nav' warnings
Reuters | Wednesday, 29 August 2007
SAT NAV TROUBLE: Signs warning motorists against trusting their car's satellite navigation have gone up in a Welsh village, following traffic chaos caused by trucks directed down narrow streets by the devices.
The first official road signs to warn drivers about the dangers of trusting their satellite navigation devices (satnavs) were introduced in a Welsh village.
The signs, introduced by authorities in rural St Hilary, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, to warn drivers about placing too much faith in the directional gadgets, could be brought in across the country if the trial is successful.
Problems were reported after foreign drivers found it difficult to understand phrases such as "unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles" but could understand pictorial notices, media reported.
The four signs have been introduced around one particular black spot in the village, where the electronic devices direct truck drivers to a shortcut between the main M4 motorway and Cardiff airport.
The road is far too narrow for many to travel down, causing them to get stuck and sparking major traffic problems.
More than a dozen large trucks have become stuck in the road in the past six months, according to traffic engineer Mark Simpson who came up with the idea for the signs.
"We have had a series of problems with drivers getting into trouble by trusting their satnavs and we needed to do something about it," Simpson was quoted in newspapers as saying.
"They can send drivers on the most direct routes which turn out to be narrow roads completely unsuitable for heavy and long trucks and lorries. Satnav can be a wonderful tool for drivers but it does have its dangers."
If successful, officials plan a national roll-out of the signs to combat what is seen as a growing problem for frustrated motorists, with recent figures showing that more than four million of Britain's 32 million drivers rely on satnavs.
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I saw that in the paper yesterday, problem with these DIY signs is, everyone will put one up to keep the traffic away, regardless of what the road is like.
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And for those of you that have had to suffer the joys of a female navigator lol:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.richardpettinger.com%2Ffunny%2Ffunny_road_signs%2Fnavigation.jpg&hash=4e651ebf6bc09460af3d1137fcb3847917592a95)
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I saw that in the paper yesterday, problem with these DIY signs is, everyone will put one up to keep the traffic away, regardless of what the road is like.
But it is not a DIY sign ~ it has been erected by the local authority thus it is an official sign.
Most councils would remove DIY signs within days of their going up. To erect a sign the local authority has a number of hoops to jump through, not least gaining agreement from the local police that they (the police) are willing and able to enforce it.
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I saw that in the paper yesterday, problem with these DIY signs is, everyone will put one up to keep the traffic away, regardless of what the road is like.
The signs, introduced by authorities in rural St Hilary, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, to warn drivers about placing too much faith in the directional gadgets, could be brought in across the country if the trial is successful.
Problems were reported after foreign drivers found it difficult to understand phrases such as "unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles" but could understand pictorial notices, media reported.
The four signs have been introduced around one particular black spot in the village, where the electronic devices direct truck drivers to a shortcut between the main M4 motorway and Cardiff airport.
Do try to keep up Berek... noooo:
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as Ive already said elsewhere I cant be arsed to read 90% of the shite posted here.. whistle:
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To erect a sign the local authority has a number of hoops to jump through, not least gaining agreement from the local police that they (the police) are willing and able to enforce it.
Or that the Council has a privatised service of local militia and Bounty Hunters that have been 'authorised' under Bye Laws established by King Harold to keep the highways clear of filthy Norman scum. lol:
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To erect a sign the local authority has a number of hoops to jump through, not least gaining agreement from the local police that they (the police) are willing and able to enforce it.
Or that the Council has a privatised service of local militia and Bounty Hunters that have been 'authorised' under Bye Laws established by King Harold to keep the highways clear of filthy Norman scum. lol:
I thought that was where most of them came from.
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as Ive already said elsewhere I cant be arsed to read 90% of the shite posted here.. whistle:
How do you know which is the shite until you have read it?
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whistle:
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as Ive already said elsewhere I cant be arsed to read 90% of the shite posted here.. whistle:
How do you know which is the shite until you have read it?
I think he judges it by the length of the post.
Anything more than three lines and he gives up.
Attention span of a goldfish ::)
But it is nice to have the old bugger back ~ safe and sound whistle:
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I suppose that's the point of the pictorial roadsigns... Get your attention and then it doesn't matter whether you read it or not, you've still seen it! (Edited to two lines) 8)
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And for those of you that have had to suffer the joys of a female navigator lol:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.richardpettinger.com%2Ffunny%2Ffunny_road_signs%2Fnavigation.jpg&hash=4e651ebf6bc09460af3d1137fcb3847917592a95)
Mrs Nick seems to see all road signs in that way. evil:
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And for those of you that have had to suffer the joys of a female navigator lol:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.richardpettinger.com%2Ffunny%2Ffunny_road_signs%2Fnavigation.jpg&hash=4e651ebf6bc09460af3d1137fcb3847917592a95)
Mrs Nick seems to see all road signs in that way. evil:
It is all very familiar apart from the 'sorry' bit... noooo: