UK motorways- what are those little yellow signs
Oct 29th 2006 | 5:46 am
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UK motorways- what are those little yellow signs
Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
indicators, but where can I find out about them? I tried the AA website,
drew a blank.
Thanks
T.
signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
indicators, but where can I find out about them? I tried the AA website,
drew a blank.
Thanks
T.
Oct 29th 2006 | 6:05 am
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Re: UK motorways- what are those little yellow signs
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:46:37 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
>indicators, but where can I find out about them? I tried the AA website,
>drew a blank.
>Thanks
>T.
This may explain them (scroll down)
http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/signs06.htm
Keith, Bristol, UK
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wrote:
>Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
>indicators, but where can I find out about them? I tried the AA website,
>drew a blank.
>Thanks
>T.
This may explain them (scroll down)
http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/signs06.htm
Keith, Bristol, UK
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Oct 29th 2006 | 6:46 am
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Re: UK motorways- what are those little yellow signs
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:46:37 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
>indicators
Quite the opposite, they're pre-decided diversion routes, so if the
motorway closes unexpectedly, they can quickly put up a Follow the
Black Square route, rather than having to get people with diversion
signs out to all the junctions.
Jim.
wrote:
>Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
>indicators
Quite the opposite, they're pre-decided diversion routes, so if the
motorway closes unexpectedly, they can quickly put up a Follow the
Black Square route, rather than having to get people with diversion
signs out to all the junctions.
Jim.
Oct 29th 2006 | 8:12 pm
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Re: UK motorways- what are those little yellow signs
Jim Ley schrieb:
> On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:46:37 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>> signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>> markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>> triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
>> indicators
>
> Quite the opposite, they're pre-decided diversion routes, so if the
> motorway closes unexpectedly, they can quickly put up a Follow the
> Black Square route, rather than having to get people with diversion
> signs out to all the junctions.
>
> Jim.
That sounds a little bit like the German system. If you have to exit the
autobahn because of a major traffic jam, you just make a note of the
diversion sign, which will be "U" followed by a number. The diversion is
signposted all the way back to the next autobahn entrance.
T.
> On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:46:37 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>> signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>> markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>> triangles and spots, for example. I guess they must be preferred route
>> indicators
>
> Quite the opposite, they're pre-decided diversion routes, so if the
> motorway closes unexpectedly, they can quickly put up a Follow the
> Black Square route, rather than having to get people with diversion
> signs out to all the junctions.
>
> Jim.
That sounds a little bit like the German system. If you have to exit the
autobahn because of a major traffic jam, you just make a note of the
diversion sign, which will be "U" followed by a number. The diversion is
signposted all the way back to the next autobahn entrance.
T.
Oct 29th 2006 | 8:26 pm
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Re: UK motorways- what are those little yellow signs
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:46:37 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>triangles and spots, for example
holiday and diversion routes.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/page01.htm"
(see website for email)
wrote:
>Driving round the UK last week I noticed that a lot of the direction
>signposts on the motorways and other major roads have cryptic little
>markers on them- a yellow square with some symbol in black- lozenges,
>triangles and spots, for example
holiday and diversion routes.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/page01.htm"
(see website for email)
