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ree.t
 Post subject: Blue 30 mph sign
PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 20:36 
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I think I saw a :30: but with a blue boarder. :?: :?: :?: :?:
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Off juction 9 M6

What does it mean? why is it there?

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Was this this sign?

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It was like this :30: only the red bit was blue.

I will try to get a picture if I remember tomorrow.

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ree.t wrote:
It was like this :30: only the red bit was blue.


Weird. Can red change to blue if a pigment breaks down due to UV?

Was it faded looking?

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It looked new, I will take a look if I drive past tomorrow.

It was about 6 half six in the evening when I drove past. And the sign is facing North.?could be the refaction of the light from the surface?

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I've seen that one too and been meaning to post here asking what it means. It's near a school, but that's the only reason I can think of.

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Can red change to blue if a pigment breaks down due to UV?

All dyes can break down - but blue usually goes before the others in my experience!
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1st sign
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then this
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then this
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AHH( sorry argh ) - Sandwell & dudley - ( said as doooodley) -home of the wierdo signs

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What confuses me the blue sign is bigger than the red one.

Is 30 the limit or is it telling you to slow down?

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What a pile of poo.
The first and last signs are not in the TSRGD. None of it, even the words.

Surely they are wrong and/or confusing? Why are they there? Who authorised it?

Are there any other speed limit signs around? If it's a 30 limit then the :30: sign is not allowed to be used as a repeater! (because there are street lamps) Only :880: is allowed.

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i know the junction.. havent been up there for a while (my ikea visiting days are mercifully few these days).

truly wacky..... manufacturing error that no one noticed ??
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More bluff and deliberate misinformation IMO.
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