"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
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On 31/10/2017 19:43, Rod Speed wrote:
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I'd like to see greater use made of words - maybe in addition to
icons.

Not really that viable in some situations like the smaller road signs.
And that wouldn't work very well in foreign countrys for me.

Being English, I'd make a case for those words being English, not only
because it's my language but also because it's probably the most
commonly-understood second language.

But not that viable compared with the best icons.

I still remember tearing along in one of the massive
great multilane tunnels south of Sydney with a sign
saying DRS only on one lane. Had no idea at all what
DRS meant. Turns out it's the name of a suburb or area.

If you drive in South England you might be puzzled by lanes marked
Soton.

I would indeed.

Should be So'ton being an abbreviation for Southampton !

Yeah, ours is similar. Cant actually find it on the street view
and too lazy to virtually drive the whole way from the airport
to the CBD which is where it is, in one of the tunnels.