What does "official" mean? It's official, in that the signs are placed by
the local council. However they are not enforceable, because no law
(regulation, etc) gives them a legal meaning.
There is no definitive list of street signs that are advisory vs
enforceable. But the RMS has a partial
They existed prior to 1997 and were removed when the national rules were
introduced that year.
It’s likely that local councils are unaware that they no longer have any legal
purpose.
From: Sebastian S.
Sent: Sunday, 10 November 2019 9:50 PM
To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org; Andrew Harvey ;
So the sign is put up by the council. Is it not an official sign?
Could someone elaborate on the legal side mentioned here. E.g. is there
catalogue of street signs in the road rules and this one is not among them?
Are people confusing lax enforcement of the sign with it having no legal
Thanks Simon and Mike!
Yes- the MSF speakers coming in work on the field so we are mainly getting them
in to discuss what it's like and how maps help while our local office
coordinators have background knowledge about Missing Maps.
Of course, we think it's always useful to have someone who has
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