I know from past posts that readers of this news group like to see photographs
of signs in public places which reassures them that local taxes are being
spent appropriately in order to prevent law suits for failing to warn of
potential dangers, so here is another one ...

https://lh6.googleusercontent.COM/-lIAfWLnCpTo/TxTusmNDzxI/AAAAAAAAA4I/u6R9s2-qqzI/s0-d/photo.jpg

"J G Miller" wrote in message
...

I know from past posts that readers of this news group like to see
photographs
of signs in public places which reassures them that local taxes are being
spent appropriately in order to prevent law suits for failing to warn of
potential dangers, so here is another one ...

https://lh6.googleusercontent.COM/-lIAfWLnCpTo/TxTusmNDzxI/AAAAAAAAA4I/u6R9s2-qqzI/s0-d/photo.jpg

..... but nothing about low-flying kangaroos!
--
JohnT

On Saturday, January 21st, 2012, at 21:51:03h +0000, John T observed:

.... but nothing about low-flying kangaroos!

True, but I liked the yellow diamond hazard warning sign
for "falling pine cones".

One would hope that in northern part of Queensland where the
rain forest still stands, they have hazard signs for these ...

http://www.odditycentral.COM/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bird2.jpg

In message , J G Miller
writes
On Saturday, January 21st, 2012, at 21:51:03h +0000, John T observed:

.... but nothing about low-flying kangaroos!

True, but I liked the yellow diamond hazard warning sign
for "falling pine cones".

One would hope that in northern part of Queensland where the
rain forest still stands, they have hazard signs for these ...

http://www.odditycentral.COM/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bird2.jpg

At first I thought, "Kin yew see whit it is yit?"
--
Ian

"Ian Jackson" wrote in message ...

In message , J G Miller
writes
On Saturday, January 21st, 2012, at 21:51:03h +0000, John T observed:

.... but nothing about low-flying kangaroos!

True, but I liked the yellow diamond hazard warning sign
for "falling pine cones".

One would hope that in northern part of Queensland where the
rain forest still stands, they have hazard signs for these ...

http://www.odditycentral.COM/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bird2.jpg

At first I thought, "Kin yew see whit it is yit?"
--
Ian


Oi! that's a New Zealand accent!
housetrained

Hmm, OK let me in on the secret...
I don't know if its still there but in Richmond near the river there used
to be a sign saying this area subject to flooding. It was amazing how many
times you found a car partially under water on the space though.
Do people really read signs I wonder?

Brian

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"housetrained" wrote in message
...
"Ian Jackson" wrote in message ...
In message , J G Miller
writes
On Saturday, January 21st, 2012, at 21:51:03h +0000, John T observed:

.... but nothing about low-flying kangaroos!

True, but I liked the yellow diamond hazard warning sign
for "falling pine cones".

One would hope that in northern part of Queensland where the
rain forest still stands, they have hazard signs for these ...

http://www.odditycentral.COM/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bird2.jpg

At first I thought, "Kin yew see whit it is yit?"
--
Ian


Oi! that's a New Zealand accent!
housetrained

In message , Brian Gaff
writes
Hmm, OK let me in on the secret...
I don't know if its still there but in Richmond near the river there used
to be a sign saying this area subject to flooding. It was amazing how many
times you found a car partially under water on the space though.
Do people really read signs I wonder?

The problem is that so many signs 'cry wolf' most (if not all) of the
time. If we always religiously obeyed them all without question, we
would find ourselves taking evasive action where absolutely none was
required. Except for the occasional extremely rare situation where the
warning was current and justified, who can blame people for generally
ignoring them?
--
Ian

"Ian Jackson" wrote in
message ...
In message , Brian Gaff
writes
Hmm, OK let me in on the secret...
I don't know if its still there but in Richmond near the river
there used
to be a sign saying this area subject to flooding. It was
amazing how many
times you found a car partially under water on the space
though.
Do people really read signs I wonder?

The problem is that so many signs 'cry wolf' most (if not all)
of the time. If we always religiously obeyed them all without
question, we would find ourselves taking evasive action where
absolutely none was required. Except for the occasional
extremely rare situation where the warning was current and
justified, who can blame people for generally ignoring them?
--
Ian


You will find speed camera signs all over North Yorkshire but
there isn't a single fixed camera anywhere in the county. Indeed
until recently they only had two statics which were usually put
up on bridges on the A1, A19, and A64 near the county borders,
but they now have a number of handhelds as well.

Interesting to note that North Yorks has one of the lowest
accident rates in the country......



--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Brian Gaff
writes
Hmm, OK let me in on the secret...
I don't know if its still there but in Richmond near the river there
used
to be a sign saying this area subject to flooding. It was amazing how
many
times you found a car partially under water on the space though.
Do people really read signs I wonder?

The problem is that so many signs 'cry wolf' most (if not all) of the
time. If we always religiously obeyed them all without question, we
would find ourselves taking evasive action where absolutely none was
required. Except for the occasional extremely rare situation where the
warning was current and justified, who can blame people for generally
ignoring them?
Not far from here a road that didn't have a convenient means of avoiding
it had Road Closed signs for weeks as the council did bits of patching
here and there, and replaced some kerbs. The road wasn't closed at all.
Eventually everyone just learnt to ignore the signs. So what will they
think next time they see a Road CLosed sign?

Bill

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:08:47 +0100
Martin wrote:

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:57:03 +0000, Ian Jackson
wrote:

In message , Brian Gaff
writes
Hmm, OK let me in on the secret...
I don't know if its still there but in Richmond near the river
there used
to be a sign saying this area subject to flooding. It was amazing
how many times you found a car partially under water on the space
though.

and outside a pub in tidal Bosham too.
http://johnandliz.org/2010-05.asp
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=hig...t:429,r:14,s:0
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/tidal.htm

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Davey.