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Originally Posted by co durham boy
The Kings in a deck of cards are named: Alexander, Caesar, Charles and David.
Mine aren't.

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Originally Posted by co durham boy
The Kings in a deck of cards are named: Alexander, Caesar, Charles and David.
Which is which? (Or should that be who is which?)
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The road signs on the SZR coming towards AD which say something like "Be prepared for road surprises"
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Originally Posted by Oyibopeppeh
The road signs on the SZR coming towards AD which say something like "Be prepared for road surprises"
Ignoring these nonsense ones. I do rather like how junctions are numbered on the major roads - i.e. how junction 403 follows 392, and it's 11km between the two. I think that's a really clever idea, much better than our 11,12,12a,13 rubbish where you have no idea on the distance between them.
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
Ignoring these nonsense ones. I do rather like how junctions are numbered on the major roads - i.e. how junction 403 follows 392, and it's 11km between the two. I think that's a really clever idea, much better than our 11,12,12a,13 rubbish where you have no idea on the distance between them.
Alternatively you could have Junctions 1, 2, 3 ... and just put on each sign "xxkm to next junction". I think I'm losing my touch--I can't work out if you're taking the piss or not
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Alternatively you could have Junctions 1, 2, 3 ... and just put on each sign "xxkm to next junction". I think I'm losing my touch--I can't work out if you're taking the piss or not
I'm actually being serious, the problem is that we don't put up signs saying xxKms to next junction, even if we did - it's only the next junction you have information on, not the 5th one that you need. I do wonder how many people actually realize that the junction number here infers the distance from the start of the road though...
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Ignoring these nonsense ones. I do rather like how junctions are numbered on the major roads - i.e. how junction 403 follows 392, and it's 11km between the two. I think that's a really clever idea, much better than our 11,12,12a,13 rubbish where you have no idea on the distance between them.
ahh thats why they are numbered like that- I did not know that!
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To escape from a crocodile chasing you on land run in a zig zag
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Originally Posted by kittycat1
ahh thats why they are numbered like that- I did not know that!
Don't worry, it took me about a year to figure it out.
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
I'm actually being serious, the problem is that we don't put up signs saying xxKms to next junction, even if we did - it's only the next junction you have information on, not the 5th one that you need. I do wonder how many people actually realize that the junction number here infers the distance from the start of the road though...
I do now. The railways in UK use the same system for...something: bridges? Any other country use the UAE system? The Japanese expressway system uses names for junctions (or, rather, interchanges), usually the name of nearest town. Any other systems? Any traffic planners out there? Anyone care?
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Originally Posted by kittycat1
To escape from a crocodile chasing you on land run in a zig zag
Does it work for alligators, too?
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Does it work for alligators, too?
No. You have to run in an a straight line for them. Many a man has died confusing the two.
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
Ignoring these nonsense ones. I do rather like how junctions are numbered on the major roads - i.e. how junction 403 follows 392, and it's 11km between the two. I think that's a really clever idea, much better than our 11,12,12a,13 rubbish where you have no idea on the distance between them.

I'd never realized it was based upon the distance between junctions! Something in this country which does actually make sense
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"Infer" and "imply" do not have the same meaning.
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