Tag Archives: TSRGD

Lack of co-ordination between DfT publications

Posted on 2017-11-24 by ronniec

This week, Ronnie Cohen looks at a problem faced by the UK Department of Transport (DfT) resulting from the our two-system measurement muddle. With continuing staffing cuts in Civil Service and the diversion of effort to deal with Brexit, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Road signs, Transport | Tagged DfT, height and width restriction signs, metric road signs, Regulations, TSM, TSRGD, TSRGD 2016 | 6 Comments

Metrication timeline for British road signs

Posted on 2017-06-29 by ronniec

In response to one of his enquiries, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has provided Ronnie Cohen with an account of recent progress on the introduction of metric signs on UK roads. Likes(28)Dislikes(0)

Posted in Road signs, Transport | Tagged Britain, British, DfT, progress, roads, timeline, transport, TSRGD, UK | 15 Comments

New insights into DfT thinking in recent years

Posted on 2017-05-27 by ronniec

In this article, Ronnie Cohen passes on information he has recently received from the Department for Transport (DfT). Likes(27)Dislikes(0)

Posted in Road signs, Transport | Tagged Department for Transport, DfT, dual-unit, metric, metric road signs, metrication, TSRGD | 11 Comments

Imperial on the surface, metric beneath

Posted on 2016-12-08 by ronniec

Following on from his article about the far-reaching influence of the measurement units used on road traffic signs, Ronnie Cohen now takes a look at the signs themselves and the roads they complement. Likes(18)Dislikes(0)

Posted in Road signs, Transport | Tagged construction, contractors, design, designs, DfT, graphics, markings, road, roads, roadworks, signs, Traffic Signs Manual, transport, TSRGD | 3 Comments

Could London bus accident have been prevented?

Posted on 2016-10-27 by tonyw

This weekend we heard the sad news that 26 people were injured when a double-deck bus hit a low bridge in Tottenham, north London. But could this accident have been prevented? Likes(31)Dislikes(16)

Posted in Road signs, Transport | Tagged Department for Transport, DfT, dual-unit, height, measurement units, metric, metric road signs, Road signs, TSRGD | 29 Comments

Progress at last on vehicle dimension signs

Posted on 2016-04-22 by ronniec

The 2016 traffic sign regulations banning new imperial-only vehicle dimension signs were laid before Parliament on 23 March 2016 and came into force on 22 April. Ronnie Cohen looks at the chequered history of this commonsense reform. Likes(1)Dislikes(0)

Posted in Road signs, Transport | Tagged consultation, dimension, dual, height, length, limits, local authorities, mandatory, proposals, signs, TSRGD, vehicle, width | 23 Comments

Review of The Official Highway Code 2015 Edition

Posted on 2016-01-18 by ronniec

Ronnie Cohen reviews the 2015 Edition of the The Official Highway Code to comment on what has changed since the last edition and what has remained the same. Likes(1)Dislikes(0)

Posted in Law, Road signs, Technical, Transport | Tagged 2015, DfT, driver, DVLA, highway, Highway Code, signs, speed, traffic, transport, TSRGD | 23 Comments

The Worboys Committee Report revisited

Posted on 2015-11-27 by ronniec

Ronnie Cohen looks back at the 1963 Worboys Committee report and reviews how well the current version of the TSRGD addresses the main criticisms of the earlier traffic signs system and the Committee’s findings and recommendations. He suggests ways that … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Road signs, Technical, Transport | Tagged archaic, colour, committee, consistency, consistent, criticism, criticisms, English, examples, findings, font, imperial, international, language, letter, measurement, non-metric, pictograms, recommendations, Regulations, report, shapes, sign, signage, signs, sizes, spacing, symbols, system, text, thickness, traffic, TSRGD, units, Welsh, Worboys, words | 8 Comments

Money-saving tips for cash-starved Councils and the DfT

Posted on 2015-11-16 by ronniec

Ronnie Cohen suggests ways to help those responsible for transport budgets, both local and national, achieve savings targets without extra spending. Likes(0)Dislikes(1)

Posted in Road signs, Transport, Uncategorized | Tagged abbreviations, agencies, agency, anti-metric, authorities, authority, budget, cuts, Department, Department for Transport, departments, DfT, dimension, distance, finance, Government, highway, ideology, imperial, local, markings, pictograms, roundel, roundels, savings, sign, signs, symbols, translation, translations, transport, TSRGD, vehicle, vigilante, vigilantes, words | 5 Comments

Novel signs around the UK

Posted on 2015-07-17 by ronniec

Following on from our article last week about those curious signs in Southend, Ronnie Cohen, one of our regular readers, now reports on a few others that have attracted his attention. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

Posted in General, Myths, Road signs, Transport | Tagged authorised, confusion, conversion, errors, muddle, non-authorised, non-standard, official, restriction, sign, signage, signs, TSRGD, unauthorised, unofficial | 32 Comments