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Decoding (lots of) signs quickly

23/9/2020

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The two grey posts hold up A LOT of info for traffic.  What to read first?

In fact, don't read anything.  Use "SCIW".  Circles are the most important: there's a weight limit on the road ahead.  Red colour is the next most important: there's a height warning that way, too.  (Both those are some distance off: 2 miles takes about 4 min, looking at that road).  

Yellow is a temporary sign, alerting you of new housing ahead.  Blue means a motorway ("M40") to the right, but indirectly: hence the brackets.
​Black LINES tell how many roads meet here, and where they point: thicker ones have more traffic.  White BACKGROUND OVERALL tells you you're not on a "primary route".  (Ref numbers may augment place names: "B4030" is a minor road because it starts with B not A; more so as it has lots of digits).  Black BACKGROUND (and the lorry icon) means advised route for delivery vehicles.
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The green recycling symbol isn't a formal traffic sign, but I guess there's a Recycling Centre that way!
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Face coverings to be mandatory for trainers?

23/9/2020

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The DIA [Driving Instructors Association] is currently seeking clear guidance from DVSA whether the new Coronavirus restrictions (announced by government yesterday), mandating the wearing of face coverings for people like taxi drivers, also extends to driver trainers.
It is DIA's view that moves will be made to mandate face coverings for trainers, given they have already been mandated for many other professionals working in vehicles, such as bus drivers and now licensed taxi and private hire drivers.

The majority of professional trainers already wear a face covering in training sessions, and require their pupils to also take similar precautions. However, trainers have so far been exempt from face mask rules that were introduced on July 14 for shoppers and those on public transport.

Fines for failing to wear a face mask, where mandated, will rise to £200. ​
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

21/9/2020

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What could I do during lockdown?  Some research or study?  Another formal qualification?  I was verging toward a doctorate at Nottingham Trent University, where I spent an interesting hour with their psychology professor involved in redesigning the DVSA theory test.
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Topics of mutual interest were:​
  1. At what point in traffic density does a signal become important, then distracting?
  2. Should mall and supermarket car parks always "force" reverse-parking?
  3. Does a stranger in the car affect your driving test performance?
  4. Do aids to driving just make us more lazy, and so risky?

The uncertainties of a post-Covid world mean I doubt serious study will make financial sense in the foreseeable future.  But never say never.
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Should the police car have driven on ?

19/9/2020

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So, just what traffic (that is, which lanes) is the red repeater traffic light controlling?

In low sun, it's just not clear if a white stop line stretches across all 3 lanes, or just lanes 2 and 3.
So ... "If in doubt, don't pull out".  [Spoiler: answer to my initial question is Yes].
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Is it worth reporting road (or lighting) defects ?

1/9/2020

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It seems to be.  I used an online tool to highlight a particularly nasty dip in a residential road which would be fine for cars but disastrous for motorcyclists ...like me.  The Council did a patch-repair within 24 hours, and a proper job within 72.  I thanked them.  They said:
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