Safety Specialist view of new square versus Traffic

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Re: Safety Specialist view of new square versus Traffic

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Completely agree with R.Wethereyet's post. Blue, when there are no road signs indicating otherwise (and I don't think there are), drivers to your right have the right of way. It seems more of a 'slow down and see who goes first' at the moment.
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Re: Safety Specialist view of new square versus Traffic

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Seriously tho, I wonder if it was designed for Taxis from the rank to take fares UP Restaurant hill and beyond - instead of doing a U turn from the taxi rank ?
never thought of that :D Though I have seen taxies doing a Uie on the hill more times than not.
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Re: Safety Specialist view of new square versus Traffic

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At least you won't get run over by the train going through there. :shock:

There is a one way sign about 8 foot in the air to the left of Sullys, not the sort of place you would "naturally" look. I suppose Safety Joe had it raised to prevent head injuries !!
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Re: Safety Specialist view of new square versus Traffic

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pete-flint wrote:.... suppose Safety Joe had it raised to prevent head injuries !!
:D :D :D :D
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Re: Safety Specialist view of new square versus Traffic

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pete-flint wrote:There is a one way sign about 8 foot in the air to the left of Sullys, not the sort of place you would "naturally" look. I suppose Safety Joe had it raised to prevent head injuries !!
Where a road sign is situated next to a footpath, the minimum height the sign may be positioned is 2100mm from the base of the supporting post to the bottom of the sign, however the recommendation is 2300mm. i.e. 7' 6".

As these are Euro recommended standards, the Camara have got it right, but it worries me when people think it is too high, as that infers they miss nearly all warning and road signs in Europe and the UK. :arrow: :arrow: :roll:
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Re: Safety Specialist view of new square versus Traffic

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R.Wethereyet wrote:
pete-flint wrote:There is a one way sign about 8 foot in the air to the left of Sullys, not the sort of place you would "naturally" look. I suppose Safety Joe had it raised to prevent head injuries !!
however the recommendation is 2300mm. i.e. 7' 6".

Not a bad guess then !!
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