Tag Archives: metric road signs

Ministers refuse to update obsolete HGV speed limits

Posted on 2011-01-07 by Isaac

Metric Views can reveal that Government ministers have quietly wound up all efforts to align motorway speed limits for buses, coaches and HGVs with the settings of their respective vehicle speed limiters.

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‘Optimism bias’ falls from favour

Posted on 2010-11-08 by derekp

In November 2005, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) produced an estimate of the cost of converting road traffic signs for speed and distance measurements to metric units. Optimism bias accounted for between 26% and 33% of the total overall … Continue reading →

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Southwark goes back to the 1980s

Posted on 2010-09-19 by Erithacus

The London Borough of Southwark appears to relish its role as the setting for the BBC’s 1980s retro series Ashes to Ashes, which was filmed on location in the borough. Just a few hundred metres from filming locations, which were … Continue reading →

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Labour leadership hopefuls quizzed on metrication

Posted on 2010-08-30 by Erithacus

It is at least possible that one of the five candidates for the Labour leadership will be our next Prime Minister – so it would be helpful to know where each stands on the question of completing metrication.  Here is … Continue reading →

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‘Rebalancing of the UK economy’ postponed?

Posted on 2010-08-03 by derekp

Metric Views has learned that the coalition government may drop the proposed amendments to road traffic sign regulations, which would have required dual signage of height and width restrictions within four years and which would have achieved savings and improvements in … Continue reading →

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60 km Jubilee Greenway to be signed in imperial

Posted on 2010-06-11 by Erithacus

On 9th June 1977, the Queen officially opened the Silver Jubilee Walkway, a 21 km walking trail around central London to mark her Silver Jubilee, or 25 years on the throne. Thirty-three years later, work is under way to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Crazy proposal to raise speed limits above speed limiter settings

Posted on 2010-04-02 by Isaac

As a bizarre consequence of the failure to switch to metric speed limits, the Department for Transport (DfT) is proposing to raise the motorway speed limit of coaches and buses from 60 mph (96.6 km/h) to 65 mph (104.6 km/h). That’s 4.6 % faster … Continue reading →

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Signs review disregards Welsh road users

Posted on 2009-11-01 by Isaac

The Department for Transport (DfT) is failing to address the needs of Welsh road users, and international traffic, when considering road sign designs in its Traffic Signs Policy Review.

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End of imperial-only restriction signs

Posted on 2009-10-10 by Isaac

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its intention to finally end the use of imperial-only width and height restriction signs on Britain’s roads.

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Chaos comes to National Cycle Network signs

Posted on 2009-10-09 by Isaac

In an apparent admission that cycle route signs showing distances in miles are not meaningful to cyclists, the Department for Transport is proposing to allow authorities the option of using signs that show journey times in hrs and mins instead … Continue reading →

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