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I guess some people just have too much air in their tyres. :p

Well, they sometimes DO have several signs to direct traffic and warn. One of my pet peeves though is that they seem DETERMINED to herd people into oblivian. I once met a guy who had this as his JOB!!!!!!! He didn't communicate well and I wondered how much money we are wasting on such things. His job was ACTUALLY "designing the roads"! HE was the one that determined how to route traffic, and where signs should go. Want some examples? OK!

How about the PITIFULLY POOR SIGNS? I was on a contract once where it was ILLEGAL, and thereby DANGEROUS, to make a left turn onto this popular street. You had to, like a mile earlier get into the RIGHT lane, and one stop ahead of the street go to a street to the RIGHT that circled around and went into the street! YEP, you had to turn RIGHT to go left! What about the roundabouts, made famous in "european vacation"!? They are uncommon, may have crazy obstacles and NO flow control, and POOR SIGNS! ALSO, they are small enough that GPS systems may be WORTHLESS!!!!!

These height signs may not be there, or may be right at the entrance, etc.... In some drivethroughs, the sign is in such a place that it basically says "Driver.... If your truck is bigger than this, you will destroy our building. You don't have any choice, but we thought we would let you know.". HECK, I was once herded onto a street that said basically "You have had no choice but to come here. If you don't have an auto toll ID, you have just been forced to break the law!"! GIVE ME A BREAK! I, like many, did NOT have such a tag. I was wondering for MONTHS whether I would get a ticket.

Still, large trucks are FORBIDDEN to go on certain roads. Some roads can't handle the weight, etc... And SOME can't even handle the width. I have a small car, and once felt like strangling someone because a place I HAD to park in had like 6" clearance on either side. Yep, about 15cm! Luckily, I made it in and out, but I HATED the attempt.

Steve