pegasus1 wrote: » Why would you have a local distance sign on a motorway..? It would seem to be a distance to exit sign
pegasus1 wrote: » ..... why have a distance sign for a town when the exit is less than a km away and to a village beyond it....
Mrs Dempsey wrote: » To annoy the easily annoyed
JohnC. wrote: » Does it work like this? Distance to town (Belfast isn't even on the M1, right?)
Pablod wrote: » Yeah big improvement on commute even with schools back apart from the crash on N7 at Kill this morning which backed down to Jn9 :mad: thankfully avoided it in time. Not too keen on the new Jn10 have to say... have noticed few times at Jn10 (Eastbound) exit tailing back almost onto M7 due to traffic not being able to get onto the roundabout. Also on Jn10 have seen plenty of near misses due to cars pulling across 2 or 3 lanes at last minute to exist at the new Jn10, as they wouldn't sit behind cars keeping to the 80K in lane 1.
Jim Gazebo wrote: » What is with the 60km section by J14? Passed it a few times now and no one seems to do 60, stay at 100/120/140 and it all seems very dangerous when you actually do 60.
_Kaiser_ wrote: » They're resurfacing it in stages between J14 and J16 for some reason but they're pretty slow to update the signage as they complete each section which is why people are largely ignoring the lower limit as it's clearly no longer relevant? There is a stripped back uneven section for a few hundred metres at J15 at the moment though so this does warrant a lower limit alright
jmkennedyie wrote: » Some observations... Mainline - Junction 9A bridge has barriers and has been surfaced..
WishUWereHere wrote: » This evening I was driving down from thr bundle of sticks. Coming up to the new roundabout for J10 here was a car driving towards me. I flashed like hell, he reversed...and started driving down the off ramp from the M7 NB. I ran after him waving, got him stopped. Asked him where he was headed &he said Naas. He said he was totally disorientated. I know there are temporary orange signs there, but the large signs need to be erected ASAP before someone is killed.
Darc19 wrote: » There are plenty of official signs. Temporary signs were replaced over a week ago. The signs are very clear and concise. Maybe it was simply an appalling driver who did not pay attention. Thousands of other motorists have had no problem.
Deleted User wrote: » The problem is that usually it's local drivers who get caught out, they know the road "like the back if their hand" so don't generally look out for signs. When there are road works and things change, everyone should look out for the signs as their "default" route may change.
Stark wrote: » Is that an actual sign? Looks like a mockup that was proposed a few years ago to give Irish equal prominence to English on the signs but I don't remember them ever being accepted.
sdanseo wrote: » Simpler than that, every off ramp should have massive no entry signs. Most do but some don't. The bare minimum - especially on new entrances such as this scheme where totally new ramps have been created -should be a large no entry sign accompanied by the words "DANGER WRONG WAY - TURN BACK" as they used to have.
sdanseo wrote: » Exact and correct, although that particular mockup is piss poor, uses the English "transport" font without fadas. The general idea was brilliant though and should have been followed through, the proposed scheme was much more visually appealing and promoted Irish back to equal status rather than its current italicised pecking order of only being there because it has to be.
Deleted User wrote: » Yes proper No Entry signs should be clearly displayed, especially when a change of direction has occurred (I don't know the road so can't say whether this is the case). Yes I totally agree, the separate colours make signs so much easier to read, as for the lack of fáda, just a minor amendment to the font.
sdanseo wrote: » US signs are notriously blunt. Perfect for this situation. Albeit Gaelige required.https://injuryinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wrong-way-do-not-enter-sign.jpg
Deleted User wrote: » The European "No entry" sign does not need text and is understandable by all competent drivers.
sdanseo wrote: » You could say the same for the concept of a motorway off ramp. Having seen some of the absolute stupidity of Irish drivers in Dublin - let alone outside it where motorways remain a novelty despite being quite well established - erring on the side of caution is completely warranted.
Deleted User wrote: » Well if they don't understand the "No Entry" sign they simply shouldn't be driving! In reality, these are usually the same drivers who ignores the " no ahead" signs that preceded them!
sdanseo wrote: » Completely agree that everyone should know the meaning of these. Unfortunately people are stoopid (mispelling for emphasis) and that's why the US has the words literally integrated into the symbol. A certain cohort of Irish drivers, are, sadly, on the same level. I have the dashcam footage to prove it.
Deleted User wrote: » The US signage assumes that you can understand English, not useful in EU with all the international drivers we see here, Our US style warning signs cause more issues for them than the "odd" parking signs.
[Deleted User] wrote: » The problem is that usually it's local drivers who get caught out, they know the road "like the back if their hand" so don't generally look out for signs. When there are road works and things change, everyone should look out for the signs as their "default" route may change.
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