More about signage

Another photo for you. The Council in its wisdom have put up a sign helpfully warning drivers of a roundabout and pedestrian crossing ahead.

However, if you want to go to the station, you may well miss it as the new sign just about completely blocks the station direction sign.

It makes you wonder who actually erects these signs.

Did they listen?

Further to my rant about road signs blocking other roadsigns -

http://ericgreymatters.blogspot.com/2010/06/traffic-mismanagement.html

- they have moved it! You can now follow the sign to Laindon again - assuming you want to come to Laindon, of course.

Now, the big question is, "Did they move it because they read my blog?"

By the way, I have another sign-blocking-sign to bring you; just as soon as I get my camera out ...

Traffic Mismanagement

Have you noticed how there seems to be a never-ending array of road signs that go up all along our roads.

For instance, there a "New crossing ahead" sign two doors down from us, concerning a zebra crossing that has been there ever since we moved in nearly a year ago and judging by the state of the crossing markings, has been there considerably longer!

I bet it's no-one's job to take old signs down, only to put new ones up. But I must admit the sign does act as an indicator that I'm just about to get to my house, so I don't drive past it!

However, the photo (right) is of another incredible bungle by someone. On the Southend Arterial Road (A127) there's a direction sign off to Laindon, where we live. However, they've just put in a speed restriction, so they decided to erect a "Speed cameras" right in front of the direction sign, as you can probably see from the picture. Sorry it's not very clear, but it was taken through the windscreen as we travelled down the road.

So here's a message to all those who may come to visit us from the direction of Southend:-

Take the turning where you would have read "Laindon" if the direction sign was not totally blocked by the "Speed cameras" sign.

To cross or not

Here's an interesting thing - well I thought so anyway. As you can see from the picture, it's a pleasant view. There's are park on the right and some nice houses on the left. And to get from one to the other - a zebra crossing. EXCEPT, notice the signs! They read "Crossing not in use" (see picture below for a close-up).

You may be forgiven for wondering how a zebra crossing can't be in use. Well, I'll tell you. It's just been put there and the Belisha beacons aren't yet working. EDF Energy, bless them (well someone needs to!) say they have such a backlog of work, they haven't got round to it yet. It has to be said this must have been the case for at least three weeks.

But here's the problem. Does it mean you mustn't cross there? And if so, where DO you cross? A couple of metres up or down the road from it? Or do you throw caution to the wind and cross there anyway? Or do you just wait and only go to the park in a month or so's time, when the crossing is working?

These problems keep me awake at night, you know! Or maybe it's just too much coffee ...