Thursday 27th November 2003

Motorway Reminders

Message signs to warn of phone danger

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Drivers will be reminded by motorway signs from today of the new regulation, due to come into force on December 1, making it an offence to use a hand held mobile phone when driving.

Two safety messages - "Think don't phone while driving" or "Don't phone while driving" – will be programmed to appear on 128 of the existing variable message signs on motorways and trunk roads across England. The message will be displayed as a default when the signs are not needed to show other important traffic information to drivers until 4th December.

...and no, the M4 signs aren't equipped with SPECS cameras

[Stig]

Saw it this morning on the M4.

Some nonce in a new Beetle was travelling under it, yup, on the phone!!!

[Bonce]

"Think don't phone while driving"

They're not going to win any crystal awards for use of English there are they? Too easy to interpret as "Don't think, phone while driving"

or even...


"Think don't phone, while driving".

Edit: Image URL

>> Edited by Bonce on Monday 1st December 18:21

[paolow]

i suppose the keep left one got binned? if its this easy to reprogram, why the hell dont they try to get some damn common sense messages across?