Tag Archives: metric road signs

Fire hydrant signs – a successful metric conversion

Posted on 2012-05-03 by derekp

Metric Views looks at a successful but unsung project that took place during the early years of the UK’s metric transition. We speculate what might have occurred had this job been the responsibility, not of local government, but of the … Continue reading →

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Transport for London raises the bar on vehicle signs

Posted on 2012-04-04 by admin

Metric Views is pleased to give credit where it’s due, and this week it is due to Transport for London (TfL) for raising the bar on the signage of vehicle restrictions. We have previously criticised the signing at the Rotherhithe … Continue reading →

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DfT admits: no basis for blocking metric signs

Posted on 2012-03-16 by Erithacus

After finally admitting they were wrong to try to withhold this information, the DfT have now published their analysis of the responses to their earlier consultation on the proposed phasing out of imperial-only height and width restriction traffic signs.  What … Continue reading →

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FAQs about the transition to metric signs on UK roads

Posted on 2012-01-27 by ronniec

Readers have commented recently on the obstacles to the transition to metric-only signs on Britain’s roads. This has prompted Metric Views to offer answers to some Frequently Asked Questions on this subject.

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DfT rejects industry view on metric signs

Posted on 2012-01-02 by Erithacus

The Department for Transport (DfT) has given in to anti-metric lobbying and backtracked on its earlier proposal that imperial-only height and width restriction signs should be replaced with dual metric/imperial signs within four years.  This climbdown is despite the responses … Continue reading →

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Who should pay for metrication of road signs?

Posted on 2011-12-02 by Erithacus

The Department for Transport have claimed that converting road signs to show metric units would be an unjustifiable diversion of resources from other priority areas.  So is there an argument that the costs should be met from some other budget?  … Continue reading →

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Review fails to address major traffic sign issues

Posted on 2011-10-16 by Isaac

A three-year review of traffic signs has failed to address major problems with the UK’s signs.

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Spotlight falls (again) on the high cost of construction in the UK

Posted on 2011-10-10 by derekp

The magazine New Civil Engineer (NCE) reports this week on a recent conference in Barcelona which highlighted the wide difference between the cost of infrastructure in the UK and on the continent. So it seems that the inflated 2006 estimate … Continue reading →

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Road safety experts ignore UK sign problems

Posted on 2011-07-24 by Isaac

A recent report into the safety implications of variations in road signs across Europe has ignored problems caused by the UK’s continued use of imperial units.

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Spain discredits DfT’s case against metric signs

Posted on 2011-03-11 by tonyw

The Spanish government this week exposed the Department for Transport’s case against adopting metric road signs in the UK as flawed. While the DfT maintains that it must allow an average of around £1400 to change our road signs, Spain this week changed all its motorway speed limit signs for an average cost of just €41, or £35.
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