they hadn't put that one up yet in 2004, Dave... :-) Jostein
2008/9/22 David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 8:48 AM, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I remember very well my first driving experience in USA back in 2004, >> when Adelheid and I went to GFM. I found the US traffic signs so >> confusing because of their extensive use of words instead of symbols. >> Reading does indeed take more time when you do not know what message >> to expect. After the first couple of days, however, the signs began to >> fall into familiar patterns and only quick glances were necessary. >> >> It was a scary first couple of days, though... :-) > > Most people at GFM don't see the "Don't feed Brooksy booz, or he;ll > snore, but they just ignore that one all the time. > > Dave(chaser of bears)Brooks >> >> Jostein >> >> 2008/9/21 Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Visual clutter. It is a well known phenomenon. Only the simplest >>> messages can be recieved at 30 mph on a busy street. That's why >>> symbols like the Golden Arches are so good. No words to read, no >>> points to scan, just communicates directly with your stomach. >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 3:30 AM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> There are so many signs around, and they have crept in so gradually, >>>> that I think we hardly notice them anymore. I first realised how many >>>> there were several years ago when Greenwich was closed to traffic one >>>> summer because of roadworks. It really gave me the chance to look at >>>> the architecture without any cars disfiguring the view, almost as it >>>> was built. It was only as I tried mentally to strip away the modern >>>> accretions that I realised just how many signs there are, and how ugly >>>> they are. Greenwich is so busy with tourists that the signs are almost >>>> useless anyway - pedestrians just go where they want to, and stop the >>>> traffic. It was after that that I started to learn about the Naked >>>> Road movement, which I think is something to be welcomed and >>>> encouraged. >>>> >>>> I was once stopped by a policeman for making an illegal right turn. He >>>> asked me "do you know how many No Right Turn signs there are at that >>>> junction, sir?" I told him I hadn't noticed any. He replied "There are >>>> 12". Not much use really, if people don't notice them! >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>>> Behalf Of John Coyle >>>>> Sent: 21 September 2008 03:03 >>>>> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >>>>> Subject: RE: OT (Bikey): A robust defence of Elle Macpherson >>>>> >>>>> How refreshing Simon's viewpoint is! Strangely enough, I >>>>> stopped during a >>>>> walk the other day on one not very busy intersection - two >>>>> suburban streets, >>>>> each having a partial one-way section - and counted the >>>>> number of street >>>>> signs. There were 20! How many road-users would take in all of >>>> those >>>>> messages, some of which were redundant - including one which >>>>> indicated the >>>>> route to a bikeway some 400 metres away on the riverbank 30 >>>>> meters below the >>>>> road... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/19/transport.transpor >>>>> t >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ >> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > Ontario Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
