Signs

G'day everyone

There are signs to direct you and there are signs to help you and then there are signs that defy logic.Image Could Not Be FoundImage Could Not Be Found
Only in the Pilbara !!!

What about "DIP" or "WINDING ROAD NEXT 7 KILOMETERS" or "CAUTION DIRT ROAD" or "UNDULATING SURFACE".

These signs nobody can tell me anything about why they are used.........I always thought it was obvious if the road dropped down it may be a dip and if I was driving around a lot of corners it may well be windy.

Are they there for the people who don't want to drive on a road with a dip in it or perhaps they can only drive straight?

Morning olcoolone,
Maybe they are the same people the because the is not an advisory speed sign for upcoming corner, they slow down to about 60, even tho you can see all the way to the next cnr. They are the same people that then speed back up to 100 quickly then slow down for the next un-sign posted corner.
Also, in country areas around us, there are the school bus sign with the child next to the bus, you know the yellow and black silhouette one, why is there sometimes the adult woman holding hands with the child and other signs with just a single child., no adult, Does this mean that their are no mothers or parents in the area? Hmmm.

Hi Roger,
Never looked at it that way, you might be on to something there LOL
I must take note next time we stay in a park.
Hope all is well with your addition to you clan, Congrats and enjoy your warmer weather.
:)

Roger

Now you will be able to put a Sign in your Car

"BABY ON BOARD".

Cheers and congratulations

Wayne

Hi all,
Interesting topic. There was an item on the telly last night on this same topic.

The comments by some authoritative personage was that there are too many signs these days and we are overloaded with this visual information as we travel down the road. I find that as there are so many signs I miss half of the important ones due to my screening out, or just ignoring, most of the signs.

The one thing that gets me is that there are insufficient speed signs, especially where the posted speed limit varies frequently. Most of the signs should be done away with, except the speed signs which in fact should be increased in number so that there is a reminder every 1 kilometre.

Just my opinion as there is a tendency to over police, revenue raise, in these specific areas. I my area there are speed limits from 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 100 and all within less than a kilometre radius.

Regards, Bruce.

Morning Lionel,
Along the Pacific H/way between the Qld boarder and Grafton there a couple.
What amazes me is the drivers speed in between the cameras.
They will sit on 110K's, tailgate and the likes, then there is a sign, "Speed camera Ahead" and they all slow down to 80k's.
It's laughable. as soon as they pass the camera, down goes the foot and they're off speeding again. yet I've traveled enough times through them a 100k's and never received a fine.
And what a wast of a sign the "keep left unless over taking' is. I've even seen H/way Patrols sit in the right hand lane for the entire length of the overtaking lane with overtaking anyone.

If every you come over this way, you're warned about the placement of Fixed speed cameras, yet idiots still get pinged for speeding.

:)