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Inconsistent and confusing distances on public signs
Ronnie Cohen writes about the muddle of measurement units he has found on public signs in London, particularly those related to public transport and cycling. If two measurement systems were not bad enough, he has found there are now three. … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, Road signs, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged advertisements, adverts, compare, comparison, confusion, cyclists, Department for Transport, DfT, distance, DLR, drivers, dual, imperial, information, kilometres, local, London, maps, mess, metres, metric, miles, minutes, muddle, notices, overground, passengers, pedestrians, public, rail, railway, railways, Road signs, roads, signs, TfL, Thameslink, time, train, trains, transport, Transport for London, travellers, tube, underground, yards
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Imperial confusion on new tunnel signs
Transport for London (TfL) was today criticised by the UK Metric Association (UKMA) for bungling the erection of new signs at the Rotherhithe tunnel, including banning all vehicles over 33 inches long from using the tunnel – and for wasting … Continue reading
Posted in General, Road signs, Transport
Tagged bridge strikes, imperial road signs, metric, TfL, Transport for London
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