tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post7165886503178143518..comments2024-03-19T10:54:26.547+00:00Comments on Real cycling: Destination, distance? Not on these signsRob Ainsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-70398693093602402112011-05-27T13:25:39.393+01:002011-05-27T13:25:39.393+01:00Sometimes these signs are so hard to follow. In th...Sometimes these signs are so hard to follow. In the countryside, mud and green algea nearly cover the signs and you can barely read them. Why aren't these being cleared by the council???hampershttp://www.thehamperandgiftplace.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-68667231615465592832009-11-09T08:39:48.838+00:002009-11-09T08:39:48.838+00:00@Karl - thanks for that (and thanks for your blog)...@Karl - thanks for that (and thanks for your blog) - but it's not a view I can share. Maybe some people are discouraged by signs with information on, but we shouldn't try to second-guess what people's reaction might be and let that affect what we put on them. Signs are about communicating useful facts for a journey, not well-spun invitations to try and encourage the to do something we think worthy. Otherwise you won't even put the destination on, for fear some people would be put off by the proximity of say Peckham, or Scotland. <br /><br />Nope: I'm afraid I'm totally for distances, in miles, on signs. If that discourages some halfwits then that's their problem. <br /><br />They have distances on signs in the Netherlands, and I don't think they're especially cleverer than us at computing time/speed equations. They might be taller though, so you'd have to put our signs a bit lower I suppose.Rob Ainsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-33763751936768929912009-11-08T16:09:57.530+00:002009-11-08T16:09:57.530+00:00I think distances on cycle signs tend to discourag...I think distances on cycle signs tend to discourage people. If you don't ride a bike, then seeing a sign that says somewhere is six miles away, you'd probably just opt for the car. But if the sign says 25 minutes, you might be tempted to ride it.<br /><br />Always assuming that it wasn't along a route shared by 4 lanes of motorised traffic of course . . .Karl McCracken (twitter: @karlonsea)http://www.mccracken.me.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-39956985916575778902009-11-03T19:31:47.464+00:002009-11-03T19:31:47.464+00:00Keeps the satnav people in business I guess.Keeps the satnav people in business I guess.hamgrayhttp://www.nofear.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-6503201049480827012009-10-31T12:58:52.985+00:002009-10-31T12:58:52.985+00:00I think it would be good if the London signs inclu...I think it would be good if the London signs included welsh too, especially on the routes which head west.Bristol Traffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086394853567703369noreply@blogger.com