Taking the Low Road

Signs in areas where we Yanks would expect only vehicular traffic may be positioned and/or sized for foot traffic.


The sign scenario I mentioned in Tip #3 was complicated by the fact that the one – and only – sign was about eight inches wide, two inches high, and about 18 inches off the ground. If we’d been walking, we no doubt would’ve seen it. But it was almost invisible to us while sitting in our car, traveling 35 mph. While 35 mph isn’t fast, it’s too fast to see such teensy little signs.

In general, signage is considerably smaller than the comparative billboards we’re accustomed to reading as we find our way in unfamiliar parts of the US. If you wear glasses or contacts, make sure you have your most current Rx in your glasses or contact lenses because, honey, you’re gonna need to SEE teensy little type as you’re driving down those B roads.

Dual carriageways, on the other hand, have signage comparable to our interstate signs – most of the time.