Some new road signage to warn of a low bridge. Actually it's quite a big bridge, but has needed so much new support underneath that it's become low.
But what's really fascinating here is that two signs here relate to the same heigh limits for the same bridge, but one used metric as the primary measure and imperial as the secondary. The other sign does it the other way around - imperial first and metric second. Why add this unnecessary inconsistency. Seem very odd to add this potential confusion for drivers into what is already a lot of info...."Do these relate to the same bridges...."
Might just be a regulatory or legal standard but that does not make it right.
In 2012, 1754 people died on UK roads, 23,039 were seriously injured, and 193,784 slightly injured, totalling 195,723 injuries. With these sorts of high stakes, there can be no real excuse for creating this unnecessary confusion for drivers.....
Source: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
