Is it me or does anyone else notice the ammount of drivers who slam there brakes on to look at an overhead warning signs on the M25 that helpfully say things like "Dont Drink & Drive"
At peak times I have seen lots of rear end shunts around these signs especially if they are displaying a long message regarding future congestion problems. Whilst the message is helpfull I think that some drivers with slower reactions or poor eyesight are becomming dangerously distracted!
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Seems to me this is symptomatic of "Nanny" Blair's attempts to impose rules, regulations, instructions, advice, etc. on all aspects of our lives. What happened to personal responsibility.
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Motoring not politics please...
smokie, BR Moderator
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They're just another bit of information to absorb and relate to the other stuff going on around you. Never seen any evidence of rear ends concentrated around them, but a bit like not being able to tell a highway patrol from a cop car, it's worrying people so unobservant get licences.
I really appreciate the long range information showing trouble on the A43 west of Northampton on signs near Leicester; plenty of time to sort out a divert.
And nanny messages are not limited to the UK. Several signs on the Autoroute near Annecy a couple of years ago were showing pare brise nettoye = securite which we translated, hopefully correctly, as safety is a clean windscreen
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..or, If You Are Tired, stop and rest...:-)
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What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
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Or: 'Remember, your nipper may need a slash and you may not be able to hear his (or her) screams over the clamour from the back axle and the stereo cd do with a head clean...'
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'the stereo cd do with a head clean...'
Sounds like it's not the only thing! ;o)
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