Moronic Signs

[Mick Dempsey]

In France Road Closed means ‘road might be closed, do you feel lucky?’

[David Cropper]

3 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

In France Road Closed means ‘road might be closed, do you feel lucky?’

It's like deviation signs around small villages etc. Just the one, then sod all, it's like the clowns who put them up expect everyone to know the way around as though you live in the village. 

[Peasgood]

4 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

In France Road Closed means ‘road might be closed, do you feel lucky?’

It means the same here with the added caveat of "probably not, you may as well give it a go as there is no diversion route signed".

The lighting boards above motorways have a similar interpretation when displaying "Caution, Workers in road". Translates as "almost certainly isn't but we thought if you slowed right down it would be a fun way to pee you off".

 

All sorts of arguments to this but the boy who cried wolf is how I see it. 

[Moose McAlpine]

26 minutes ago, David Cropper said:

Sorry to contradict, Moose. I don't know what part of France you are referring to, certainty not where I live and work.

 

Maybe it's just the motorways then? Or maybe i'm just lucky.

 

Or more likely, they do it badly just for you, maybe to remind you of home.

 

16 minutes ago, Peasgood said:

The lighting boards above motorways have a similar interpretation when displaying "Caution, Workers in road". Translates as "almost certainly isn't but we thought if you slowed right down it would be a fun way to pee you off".

 

Miles of warnings for "debris" and yet.. nothing. All the time for me on the M1 and M25.

[David Cropper]

12 minutes ago, Moose McAlpine said:

 

Maybe it's just the motorways then? Or maybe i'm just lucky.

 

Or more likely, they do it badly just for you, maybe to remind you of home.

 

 

Miles of warnings for "debris" and yet.. nothing. All the time for me on the M1 and M25.

No, motorways are as bad. Not for nothing are you referred to as "Lucky Moose McAlpine" throughout the Continental road systems.

[AHPP]

In France Road Closed means ‘road might be closed, do you feel lucky?’

In fifteen years of driving (England) I’ve only ever found one road closed sign that told the truth.

[Moose McAlpine]

34 minutes ago, David Cropper said:

No, motorways are as bad. Not for nothing are you referred to as "Lucky Moose McAlpine" throughout the Continental road systems.

 

No, i was "that English c**t in the van" usually.

 

Last time i drove through i was a c**t in an Audi though. Not sure if that's better or worse.

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, Moose McAlpine said:

 

Maybe it's just the motorways then? Or maybe i'm just lucky.

 

Or more likely, they do it badly just for you, maybe to remind you of home.

 

 

Miles of warnings for "debris" and yet.. nothing. All the time for me on the M1 and M25.

On the M27 plod practice their  " rolling road blocks " once a fortnight ...

[Moose McAlpine]

2 minutes ago, Stubby said:

On the M27 plod practice their  " rolling road blocks " once a fortnight ...

 

No Stubby, you keeping driving your Honda Jazz the wrong way down the motorway on your bi-weekly shopping trip.

 

They're not practicing and one day you'll get in trouble for it!

[Stubby]

4 minutes ago, Moose McAlpine said:

 

No Stubby, you keeping driving your Honda Jazz the wrong way down the motorway on your bi-weekly shopping trip.

 

They're not practicing and one day you'll get in trouble for it!

Thanks for clearing that one up bud . 👍