- Location
- London
great minds - I thought of that too when I saw the post above.
Yep it's very impressive - last time I was in Keighley I couldn't find it again for some odd reason.
Very odd - and makes Keighley sound way bigger than it is.
Strange Road Signs
- Thread starter DRM
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Yep it's very impressive - last time I was in Keighley I couldn't find it again for some odd reason.
Very odd - and makes Keighley sound way bigger than it is.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It is in Cavendish Street, directly opposite a cafe used as a control in the fine Spring Into The Dales audax event.
PS You can see where in the little inset map, bottom left in the picture. And it tells you the address in the top left!
- Location
- London
Yes i saw the address in the pic.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I forgot when I posted the picture. It's a bit like those annoying TV channel DOGs - for a while, you notice them, then they seem to gradually fade into the background.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
There is a similar one in Lllysworney, that I passed today (and have passed a good few times before)
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
Nothing wrong with the sign, but what I find strange is that if I flash my lights to warn someone, I get done, so how can the Police get away with it?
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Used to? There's still a flaming torch school sign in Kersey, Suffolk, and an old Free Car Park sign in Thetford, Norfolk.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
"The Police" don't put up those signs (or the cameras), but they are a very different thing to flashing your lights.
It is actually illegal to flash you lights other than to warn of a hazard. If you do get done (and I'm not convinced anybody actually has been), it isn't for warning others of the speed trap (which doesn't count as a hazard), it is for illegally flashing your lights.
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
Blimey, no wonder I don't see bobbies up ladders with tie wraps and spanners.
It was more just a turn of phrase for the sake of expressing a point, than something to be taken quite so literaly.As for an offence, strictly speaking it falls under section 89 of the Police Act 1997, as it is an offence "to willfully obstruct a constable in the execution of his/her duty."
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I'm not convinced it does fall under that offence.Blimey, no wonder I don't see bobbies up ladders with tie wraps and spanners.
As for an offence, strictly speaking it falls under section 89 of the Police Act 1997, as it is an offence "to willfully obstruct a constable in the execution of his/her duty."
And it doesn't seem anybody has been successfully prosecuted for it under that act either:
https://www.psni.police.uk/globalas...rting-other-motorists-about-speed-cameras.pdf
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
Not really wanting to divert the thread further, with what was more of a tongue in cheek post anyway, but...
A motorist was penalised for warning other motorists about a speed trap. Warning other drivers about a speed trap is a criminal offence, which one Cornwall motorists discovered. The motorist was ‘waving frantically’ to warn other drivers about a mobile speed camera on the A30 near Launceston which they passed. However, one driver that the motorist warned happened to be a police officer in an unmarked car.
The motorist was penalised for obstructing a police officer, which carries a maximum penalty of £1,000 and up to one month in prison.
If drivers are warning others about a speed trap implemented by the police, they could be in breach of section 89 of the Police Act 1997.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-styl...g-obstructing-police-officer-fine-driving-law
