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From: Adrian on 12 Aug 2010 12:33
"GT" <a(a)b.c> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

>> It is surprising how many motorists don't know that a Red X sign on a
>> motorway gantry means that you must not use that lane after that sign

> Well I thought it just a was warning of a lane closure up ahead (and I
> suspect most others do too).

No, that's a diagonal arrow.

How did you pass your driving test, with such a lamentable lack of HC
knowledge?
From: Ian Dalziel on 12 Aug 2010 15:25
On 12 Aug 2010 16:33:36 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>"GT" <a(a)b.c> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
>
>>> It is surprising how many motorists don't know that a Red X sign on a
>>> motorway gantry means that you must not use that lane after that sign
>
>> Well I thought it just a was warning of a lane closure up ahead (and I
>> suspect most others do too).
>
>No, that's a diagonal arrow.
>
>How did you pass your driving test, with such a lamentable lack of HC
>knowledge?

Everyone but me agrees with him, apparently. The man is a guru.

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Ian D
From: Gio on 12 Aug 2010 15:38

"Halmyre" <flashgordonreceding(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c0d54819-b390-4404-8006-c61ce92014a4(a)x25g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
> On 12 Aug, 14:13, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
>> Driving down the M90, approaching the Forth Road Bridge from the north
>> side
>> yesterday and one of the new(ish) overhead electronic signs appeared to
>> be
>> carrying an advert!! I have forgotten the product, but it said either
>> "RedEx
>> is mandatory" or "RainX is mandatory".
>>
>> I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
>> hacked into the system and put the advert up, or the authorities are now
>> selling the space for advertising when they are not required for traffic
>> information. I did not imagine or dream this! Anyone else seen anything
>> like
>> this?
>
> I've seen that too, wondered what it meant. I think it says RED X IS
> MANDATORY, and possibly refers to the 'lane closed' symbol on overhead
> gantries.
>
> There's another large black sign just before it, and I don't think
> I've ever seen anything at all on it - apart from some moving red
> dots, which is either a screen saver or a subliminal message (calling
> JG Ballard!).
>
> --
> Halmyre

I saw them two on the way back home up the M74 at the w/e and have to admit
did not see it to mean anything relevant to road conditions or as you have
indicated, a reminder for the overhead gantry indicators. Just goes to show
how poorly used the signs are. I have to admit the REDX immediately brought
the petrol additive to mind.

Gio


From: Stephen Bagwell on 12 Aug 2010 18:28
On 12 Aug, 20:38, "Gio" <x...(a)x.co.uk> wrote:
> "Halmyre" <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c0d54819-b390-4404-8006-c61ce92014a4(a)x25g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 12 Aug, 14:13, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
> >> Driving down the M90, approaching the Forth Road Bridge from the north
> >> side
> >> yesterday and one of the new(ish) overhead electronic signs appeared to
> >> be
> >> carrying an advert!! I have forgotten the product, but it said either
> >> "RedEx
> >> is mandatory" or "RainX is mandatory".
>
> >> I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
> >> hacked into the system and put the advert up, or the authorities are now
> >> selling the space for advertising when they are not required for traffic
> >> information. I did not imagine or dream this! Anyone else seen anything
> >> like
> >> this?
>
> > I've seen that too, wondered what it meant. I think it says RED X IS
> > MANDATORY, and possibly refers to the 'lane closed' symbol on overhead
> > gantries.
>
> > There's another large black sign just before it, and I don't think
> > I've ever seen anything at all on it - apart from some moving red
> > dots, which is either a screen saver or a subliminal message (calling
> > JG Ballard!).
>
> > --
> > Halmyre
>
> I saw them two on the way back home up the M74 at the w/e and have to admit
> did not see it to mean anything relevant to road conditions or as you have
> indicated, a reminder for the overhead gantry indicators.  Just goes to show
> how poorly used the signs are.  I have to admit the REDX immediately brought
> the petrol additive to mind.
>
> Gio- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

shows how effective the Theory Test is?
From: Halmyre on 13 Aug 2010 02:11
On 12 Aug, 16:29, jd <jdorring...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 12, 2:13 pm, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
>
> > I've never seen an advert on one of these signs before - either someone
> > hacked into the system [....]
>
> Well, it's happened before...http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/Road_signs_warn_of_zombies

LOL

"Do you have a zombie escape plan?"

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Halmyre
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