The world is full of signs

2009

By Richard Tregoning

M25
By Richard Tregoning
Station ahead
By Richard Tregoning
dead end
By Richard Tregoning
No Lorries
By Richard Tregoning
Speed limit
By Richard Tregoning
Obsured by trees
By Richard Tregoning
Wiggington
By Richard Tregoning
Chicane ahead
By Richard Tregoning
No Flytipping
By Richard Tregoning
posters on a gate
By Richard Tregoning
No dogs
By Richard Tregoning
Watch area
By Richard Tregoning

The Age of the Sign 2009   Every town and every village is full of signs. Can we move without being warned of the danger of this or the danger of that? Can we take the car out of the drive without guidance, warnings or threat of a fine?  

Village life in the past was self regulated. You took your own risks and travelled in your own way. When cars first appeared on the streets there were neither speed limits nor compulsory driving tests which were introduced in 1935.   Wigginton a small village has over 40 to guide us through our streets. Many are needed but it is an open question if we need them all.

This page was added on 30/11/2009.

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  • I think the sign should read: Wigginton please spell carefully. The number of times I see references to WigginGton, even on official publications and signs, would drive me mad if I lived there.

    By John Newberry (29/12/2010)