Apparently, locals in the Lambeth areas of the Smoke are up in arms and warning motorists who drive past the red circle signs featuring a car and motorbike silhouette in some of their streets actually means they shouldn't be there at all and they'll land a £130 fine.
According to the article, about a third of said motorists don't understand what the sign means; with some others thinking it means only cars & motorbikes can go through.
Said signage was part of the 'new wave' of updating / compliant with the rest of Europe signs that were introduced in the late '60s.
So after nearly sixty years of the sign in question being in use, what rock are some of today's drivers hiding under - ?
On a lighter note, when these new signs came in, we had great fun at school dreaming up alternative meanings for them; this particular one being 'Beware of low flying Motorbikes.'
According to the article, about a third of said motorists don't understand what the sign means; with some others thinking it means only cars & motorbikes can go through.
Said signage was part of the 'new wave' of updating / compliant with the rest of Europe signs that were introduced in the late '60s.
So after nearly sixty years of the sign in question being in use, what rock are some of today's drivers hiding under - ?
On a lighter note, when these new signs came in, we had great fun at school dreaming up alternative meanings for them; this particular one being 'Beware of low flying Motorbikes.'
