Another motoring theme - the target of my ire this time is the electronic information signs on our motorways and dual carriageways - or more correctly those who programme in the messages for us all to read.
I think they forget the reason these boards were put up in the first place was to provide motoring/traffic information to drivers - not to lecture us on our lifestyles and act like something from George Orwell's 1984 (I'm old enough to remember when that was hugely futuristic).
Why is it necessary to put up signs like:
- Don't Drink and Drive
- Fasten your seatbelt
- Don't use your mobile phone while driving
and many other such banalities. For some reason, they seem to be more prevalent in the West of Scotland.
Use them for their correct purpose - information to motorists. If there's nothing to say, then leave them blank - they're just a distraction and an irritant.
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