Roadworks signs question

[m1spw]

When the council are relaying a road surface, they always have to grind down the top surface first. This leaves you with a step up, from the old (ground down) road surface to the new/original one. Following so far?

At these steps you always have a 'RAMP' sign, but do these signs have to be a certain distance from the step legally? I.e. do they have to give you a certain length of warning before it?

Thanks guys

[Parrot of doom]

Off topic slightly, but I was extremely annoyed the other day by somebody in a car who drove over the ramps at about 5mph.

Despite the ramps being shallower than your average grid.

I really wanted to overtake him, leap out, and slap him silly.

[Dwight VanDriver]

Ramp sign is No 7013 TSGD 2002 and is a warning/informatory sign to indicate a sudden change in level of carriageway surface.

There is no specific distances etc mentioned under the Regs . It may well be that there is advisory critera in DoT Circ Roads etc. used by Highways on distances bearing in mind speed applicable on the road.

When accompanied by beacon then idicates special care to be taken.

dvd

[softtop]

Parrot of doom said:

Off topic slightly, but I was extremely annoyed the other day by somebody in a car who drove over the ramps at about 5mph. Despite the ramps being shallower than your average grid. I really wanted to overtake him, leap out, and slap him silly.

99 times out of a 100 this applies so I dont slow down. The one that caused me to think again created a dint in one wheel! It hurt more than it looked!

[pdV6]

m1spw said:

do they have to give you a certain length of warning before it?

IME, the "RAMP" sign is usually placed at the point of level change (that being the point; warning in advance that there will be a level change somewhere isn't all that useful). You should also have had roadworks warning signs long before that, which would make you aware of the need to proceed with caution.