What a UK metric road signs changeover could look like

We have explained the need to go metric, to have metric road signs, and have given many examples of what metric road signs would look like. I also believe metrication is a good time to have a look at signage improvements including clutter removal.  I do not plan on going into too much detail about the changeover, as metrication and road signs have been rather overdone (on this blog). But I do intend on looking at the key points.

Signage improvements: Pedestrian Zones, Home Zones, and Quiet Lanes

In this article, we look at more ways of reducing road sign clutter, in this case eliminating unnecessary wording on signs for pedestrian zones, home zones, and quiet lanes.

Signage improvements: No stopping and no waiting

Following on from the previous article regarding decluttering parking signs, this article suggests improvements to no stopping and no waiting (also known as no parking) signs. There are many no stopping and no waiting signs which have unnecessary wording, and more importantly use 12-hour time and non-metric measures which have to be converted.

Signage Improvements: Decluttering parking signs

This article is another signage improvement suggestions article, in which we focus on parking signs.  Parking signs are good in the UK in that they are mostly symbolic, and generally conform to international norms.  However, there are some problems including that non-metric measurements and 12 hour time are used, there are lots of wordy signs, and some of the parking signs can be very cluttered as a result, especially in urban areas.

24 hour time on road signs is also needed

We have mentioned the need to go metric in previous articles. What also needs to be done is to use 24 hour time only where time does and should appear on road signs (e.g. No parking between 09:00 and 18:00).  Examples of 24 hour road signs, and other related improvements (such as getting rid of wordy signs) are also shown in this article.