Time restrictions on prohibitions.

[Strangely Brown]

A quick question (or two) just to clear up a disagreement.

A particular shopping street near me has been pedestrianised and there is a large sign at the beginning of the road to that effect.

Sign says:

Pedestrian Zone
[Big Red Empty Circle]
No Vehicles
Mon-Sat
10am-6pm

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

Questions:

1. Does this apply on a Bank Holiday e.g. Today (Mon 25th April 2011, Easter Bank Holiday Monday)
2. Does this apply to pedal cycles.

As I understand it, the answer to both is yes. There is nothing to say "except BankHolidays" and a pedal cycle is a vehicle.

Would someone please correct or confirm this?

ETA: I ask because given the number of cars and cycles down there today, you'd think that either a) the prohibition didn't apply; b) people have suddenly lost the ability to read or; c) people just don't give a fk.

Edited by Strangely Brown on Monday 25th April 18:27

[Puddenchucker]

I'm not sure about the "Bank Holidays" thing, but I believe you are correct.

However, the sign as shown definitely means: All vehicles prohibited, including pedal cycles (unless being pushed).

[14-7]

Strangely Brown said:

1. Does this apply on a Bank Holiday e.g. Today (Mon 25th April 2011, Easter Bank Holiday Monday)
2. Does this apply to pedal cycles.

As I understand it, the answer to both is yes. There is nothing to say "except BankHolidays" and a pedal cycle is a vehicle.

I'll agree.

1) The sign applies on Bank Holidays as there are no date restrictions in force.

2) Yes it does apply to pedal cycles as well otherwise the sign would have a picture of a motorbike and car which signifies 'no motor vehicles'.

[Red Devil]

It definitely does apply to a Bank Holiday. I can never understand why anyone thinks it doesn't.
Monday is one of the days that is covered by the prohibition. The fact that it is a holiday doesn't, by some sudden strange quirk, make it other than a Monday!

[streaky]

Red Devil said:

It definitely does apply to a Bank Holiday. I can never understand why anyone thinks it doesn't.
Monday is one of the days that is covered by the prohibition. The fact that it is a holiday doesn't, by some sudden strange quirk, make it other than a Monday!

As is next Friday.

Bank Holidays don't always fall on Mondays.

Streaky

[F i F]

One suspects that people think, perhaps something of an oxymoron there - people and think, that because the hours that one can give worship to the great shopping deity Saint Michael are similar on a Bank Holiday Monday to the Sunday shopping hours, this somehow automatically converts the day into a Sunday.

HTH


Anyway what is special about Friday? Have I missed something? Is this to be a celebration of not being at war with somebody for the first day since Jack was a lad. That can't be right as there does seem to be ordnance flying about hither and thither.

[streaky]

streaky said:

Red Devil said:

It definitely does apply to a Bank Holiday. ... Monday is one of the days that is covered by the prohibition.

As is next Friday.

Bank Holidays don't always fall on Mondays.

Streaky

F i F said:

... what is special about Friday? Have I missed something?

Matt cartoon in Daily Telegraph

But it seems the news hasn't travelled elsewhere in Europe.

Streaky