The UK is obsesed with over the top warning signs all over the place.Warings of this and that and dire consuquences if you fail to abide and adhere to the order or risk a huge fine for a petty act.
In Wellington,Somerset the fine for dangerous skate boarding is £500.A teenager on pocket money could not afford that.
Who would argue what is dangerous or not.The police expert.?
As you drive in to any city or town centre the information overload is too much to take in while being lost looking for your delivery point while trying to drive dafe and look out for pedestrians crossing in front of the truck.
Or prams being pushed in to the road while not using a crossing.
One country in Europe got rid of signs.
The result was fewer accidents.
Let drivers think for themselves.Make their own choices and decisions.
Appeals by the police on signs at the side of motorways is a distraction.Who will write the phone number down and reference number while driving.?
And what is the point in overhead motorway signs saying “Jct21 19 miles 17 minutes” and the like. Just more distraction and information overload.
In Scotland the gantries inform me to check my tyre pressure to save fuel.
Do not drive tired,using my phone.
Drive slower to save my fuel.
Drive with concentration and remain alert.
Have a break every two hours.
Have i left home and left the door unlocked.
Have you fed your dog,cat,badger,zebra or lion.
Have you drank enough fluids.
Driving dehyrated will result in a life time ban.
Magnet removing station in 20 miles 7 minutes drive.
Have you filled the windscreen wash bottle.
Why do you have red diesel in your tanks.
There are too may road signs but I don’t see anything changing, I’m fairly confident the government are putting these up to show were our road tax is going.
In Birmingham they have shiny new advertising hoarding on very bright neon! Very distracting when it changes to the next advert! 
And that post hardly made any sense since predictive text changed it!
Toby, I sometimes wonder if that screw has finally worked itself lose. You are absolutely crackers 
toby1234abc:
In Scotland the gantries inform me to check my tyre pressure to save fuel.
Do not drive tired,using my phone.
Drive slower to save my fuel.
Drive with concentration and remain alert.
Have a break every two hours.
Have i left home and left the door unlocked.
Have you fed your dog,cat,badger,zebra or lion.
Have you drank enough fluids.
Driving dehyrated will result in a life time ban.
Magnet removing station in 20 miles 7 minutes drive.
Have you filled the windscreen wash bottle.
Why do you have red diesel in your tanks.
Ha ha ha.
Round where I live the message maker in the control centre must be a touch more philosophical. We get:
J21 18 miles 16 minutes
Think bike
Don’t drive tired
Where are you ultimately going?
What is this life?
Don’t drink and drive
M25 J24 exit closed
Choose bachelorhood
To be, or not to be?
Lane closure, slow down
One day you shall die
There is a good one in Ipswich it’s a sign that reads " for town centre follow town centre"!!!wish I could have photographed it
OnlyAlan:
And what is the point in overhead motorway signs saying “Jct21 19 miles 17 minutes” and the like. Just more distraction and information overload.
Yeah what’s the point of those messages? You’re gonna get there when you get there!
Do not cook and drive at the same time.You may spill your drink.
Do not swim in the river.Tidal currents and sharks.
Vosa check point ahead.Stay in the third lane and read a book while driving past.
Sorry mate.I did not see the sign.
toby1234abc:
Do not cook and drive at the same time.You may spill your drink.
Do not swim in the river.Tidal currents and sharks.
Vosa check point ahead.Stay in the third lane and read a book while driving past.
Sorry mate.I did not see the sign.
“This sign is not in use”
toby1234abc:
In Scotland the gantries inform me to check my tyre pressure to save fuel.
Do not drive tired,using my phone.
Drive slower to save my fuel.
Drive with concentration and remain alert.
Have a break every two hours.
Have i left home and left the door unlocked.
Have you fed your dog,cat,badger,zebra or lion.
Have you drank enough fluids.
Driving dehyrated will result in a life time ban.
Magnet removing station in 20 miles 7 minutes drive.
Have you filled the windscreen wash bottle.
Why do you have red diesel in your tanks.
priceless.
warning.Lorry shed its load of live sharks ahead.Expect severe disruption.Queues likely and rubber neckers.
several portable signs have been warning of ice! all summer between Denshaw & newhey all gone this morning when it was cold and wet hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Like these.
That is exactly right Snowgo.Too many signs.Sign makers must make a fortune.
bazza123:
“This sign is not in use”
Mmm if that’s a hard sign attached to a VMS it’s so you actually know it’s foooooked unlike the rest which you never know if they’re working or not 
De-frilling area in 12 miles.If signs flash please pull in and remove all frily curtains.De-tassling officers will remove all tasles and curtain pelmets.
Rspca check point in 23 miles.
De-spearing area.Please remove Spanish Matador bull spears.
Cement mixers and quarry tippers are exempt.
Spanish fridge drivers please continue on.