In this article, I will share with you the thoughts I have had on crawler lane signage, in particular how crawler lane signage can be made language independent. This article shows three different approaches, one is to modify the existing sign and graphic of the crawler lane sign, or alternatively one can use speed limit by lane, or mass limit by lane (and the lane without the speed limit or mass limit would be the crawler lane by implication).
These suggestions are described and illustrated in more detail in this article.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Signage improvements: Turn signs for One Way and Dual Carriageways revisited
Following the feedback and comments I have received on a previous article, "Signage improvements for mandatory direction and turn signs", and having thought about this some more, I have had some more thoughts and alternative ideas for the turn signs, one way roads, and dual carriageways.
Motorroads / Expressroads / Expressways and making Dual carriageway ahead symbolic
Following feedback received for "Improvements for UK speed related signs", especially for the Motorroad / Expressroad part, and having had more thoughts about this topic, I decided to revisit Motorroads / Expressroads. And on a loosely related note, I also believe that all of the wordy "Dual carriageway ahead" signs should be replaced with symbolic equivalents, whether or not the dual carriageway in question is a motorroad / expressroad.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Sunday, 24 April 2011
If the UK joins Schengen
Ever travelled from France to Germany, from Switzerland to Norway, or from Spain to Italy? Those of you who have, will have noticed that there are no border controls and no waiting at passport control, whether one travels by air, road, rail or sea. This is because these countries and several other countries (to be precise 22 EU countries, plus Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland) have implemented the Schengen Agreement fully, which includes the abolition of passport controls, although one still needs to bring identification when travelling. Contrary to popular myth, states do not need to have ID cards to implement the Schengen Agreement, passports can still be used as ID, and photo-card driving licenses ought to be accepted as ID too.