Driving experts from LeaseVan.co.uk have suggested eight useful new road signs that Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps should consider introducing to UK roads. The suggestions highlight common road conditions and problems drivers have to consider day-to-day, including unfair lane merging and areas where pedestrian footfall is particularly high. Here are the eight proposals for new UK road signs:
5. High numbers of pedestrians
Standing this sign before packed high streets, near train or bus stations, outside sports stadiums or multi-purpose arenas, on school run routes, and at other busy places could aid drivers unfamiliar with the area.
6. Pungent parts of the country
Drivers should be given advanced warning before driving through an area dominated by farmland where manure is often spread on the fields, near a pig farm or past a factory giving off a strong odour.
7. Top speed isnt always possible
Motorists could be warned ahead of stretches of road where they may not always be able to travel at the speed limit, such aswhere multiple sets of traffic lights, junctions and roundabouts are found within a short distance.
8. Routes used by lots of cyclists
In the interests of focusing on road safety and reminding motorists to be considerate of riders, vehicle drivers should be warned when theyre travelling on a road on which theyre likely to encounter lots of two-wheeled road users.