[Talk-GB] New map style

Lester Caine lester at lsces.co.uk
Mon Nov 2 10:42:14 UTC 2015


On 02/11/15 10:02, Paul Sladen wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2015, Lester Caine wrote:
>> On 01/11/15 07:22, Ed Loach wrote:
>>>> It very simple, the colours should match the road sign colours: Blue,
>>> Green, Red!
>>> Red?
>> all the legislation,
> 
> ...stems from one document:
> 
>   Geneva Convention on Road Signs and Signals
>   Part I
>   Annex 1
>   Section G
>   Sub-section I
>   Paragraph 3
> 
>   "3. Advance direction signs or direction signs relating to motorways
>   or roads treated as motorways shall bear white symbols or inscriptions
>   on a blue or green ground."
> 
>   http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/Conv_road_signs_2006v_EN.pdf
>   (PDF Page 65).

As with all 'conventions' ... plenty of wriggle room :)
And plenty of abstentions such as the US ...

>> Anybody still got signs with red backgrounds in their area?
> 
>   "2. Informative signs ... the colour red may be used only
>   exceptionally and must never predominate."

The question was more one of exceptions too the rule, or rather any old
signs still not been replaced ;)

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