[talk-au] NSW Alphanumeric at last..

[Russell Edwards]

It depends how it's implemented.

It can be a major pain in the backside if there is a conflict between a) 
the name you know b) the name the sign says and/or c) the name a service 
such as Google Maps says.   (Or d) electronic signs warning of roadworks 
on some random route number on such and such a date.) If they 
consistently give, say, the old name and the route number in brackets, 
that would be fine. That's not my experience of it in Vic, though.

Names are more memorable than numbers

Cheers
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On 27/09/12 18:24, Ben Johnson wrote:
> Yay.... Best. News. Ever.  Just saw it on Channel 9 news.
>
> I can't believe the state Labor opposition labels this a "waste of 
> money"... given they endorsed it years ago and spent the last 10 years 
> erecting road signs all over NSW with the MAB routes already on them, 
> and covered them all with temporary cover-plates.  Idiots.
>
> The 9 News report says we'll see the new names starting to appear in 
> January, and will be complete by the end of 2013.
>
> BJ
>
>
>
> On 27/09/2012, at 3:17 PM, Ian Sergeant wrote:
>
>> At last..
>>
>> http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/ms-and-bs-to-make-driving-simple-as-abc-minister-20120927-26n4w.html 
>>
>>
>> We should be completely ready to go by March 2013, I think.
>>
>> Not clear how long the transition will be.
>>
>> Ian.
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