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From: Phil Bradby on 2 May 2010 17:09 A few questions that occur to me about fords: 1) Why is the warning sign for fords a worded warning? I'd have thought that a) it's easy enough to come up with a picture to illustrate a ford b) non-English-speaking visitors driving in the UK would be unlikely to know the word "ford", but prior warning of a ford could be extremely useful 2) Are there any UK trunk roads with fords? Or other principal A-roads? 3) Are there fords that are usually passable but not if the river is in spate, and with corresponding permanently-signed diversion routes? 4) Should the L-test make some effort to provide guidance on driving through fords, e.g. including fords on test routes in areas where there is a convenient ford close to the test centre?
From: Roger Mills on 2 May 2010 17:42 In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Phil Bradby <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote: > A few questions that occur to me about fords: > > 1) Why is the warning sign for fords a worded warning? What would like to see - a picture of a Model-T? <g> -- Cheers, Roger _______ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.
From: Silk on 3 May 2010 03:57 On 02/05/2010 22:09, Phil Bradby wrote: > A few questions that occur to me about fords: Like why is the new Mondeo so expensive? Oh hang on, you don't mean Fords, you mean fords.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 4 May 2010 08:18 On Sun, 2 May 2010 21:09:06 +0000 (UTC), Phil Bradby <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote: >4) Should the L-test make some effort to provide guidance on driving >through fords, e.g. including fords on test routes in areas where there >is a convenient ford close to the test centre? I would say no as there are few fords to use as tests. I cannot think of one on a major road. As for the signs, yes, it should be a graphic of a car with wheels in water. "ford" will mean "Ford" to most non english speakers! -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Douglas Payne on 8 May 2010 08:32
Phil Bradby wrote: > A few questions that occur to me about fords: > > 1) Why is the warning sign for fords a worded warning? I'd have thought > that > a) it's easy enough to come up with a picture to illustrate a ford If you think there should be a picture instead of roadsigns, what is the picture for 'Kidderminister' or 'Diversion' going to be? > b) non-English-speaking visitors driving in the UK would be unlikely to > know the word "ford", but prior warning of a ford could be extremely > useful If foreign drivers do not know what a red triangle means, or that a river/stream running across a road could be hazardous and/or do not take the time to read a little about road signage in a country they are driving in, that is their lookout as far as I am concerned. It's not like it is difficult to find out what it means, and I imagine that after the first encounter, it would be pretty obvious. I suspect that fords are uncommon enough for it not to be a problem. Less of a problem than people thinking up reasons to put up even more signs when they are not needed. -- Douglas |