Warning – this revised post contains statements of a depressing nature. On the plus side no animals were hurt during the making of it.
I love this sign. Or at least I did. Temporarily It warmed me. It appeared to be placed in the most incongruous of spots; a quiet country lane in the North Yorkshire Dales and giving access to a cycle lane. But sadly it’s not. Steve availed me of this misconception. It’s actually a ‘no cycling’ sign. I’m more used to seeing the type with the big slash running through the centre or the words spelt out in a massive font (NO CYCLING!!!). The colour is the give away of course, the big red trim marking the dinstinction between ‘cycle here, you’re having a laugh!’ And ‘welcome to the civilised world’. Hey-ho. If nothing else, the sign has reminded me to brush up on road sign distinctions. A sign of the times? With a steady momentum toward two wheel friendly city – and village – spaces, I think not. A great shame and a missed opportunity; it’s on a stretch adjacent to a school.
Categories: Cycling, Philosophy, Photography
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That is a great sign in a great place. Wouldn’t it be great when the day comes when we’re all biking … and instead of having to build Bike Lanes on the side of the road … we’d have to build auxiliary Car Lanes on the side of our bike lanes 🙂
I would have agreed. Sadly I misinterpreted it – the missing slash through the bike caught me out, necessitating a revision (sorry!). It seems that the authorities would prefer the reverse of the original sentiment of the article. A huge shame really – the Yorkshire Dales is a terrific place to cycle (and thanks for taking the time to comment).
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Me encanta el título de este blog: A SIGN OF OUR TIMES (Una Señal De Nuestros Tiempos). Claro, el ciclismo está en todo su apogeo y empezamos a ver estas señales de bicicletas en varias carreteras y caminos por los que transitamos. QUE SIGAN MÁS!!!
Nicely done! And good work on the blog too, while I’m here. I always enjoy taking a look!
Thanks Steve – and thanks for the tip off too.
I’d be a cycling fool on that road. Tough thing about being American… See something like that and the natural reflex is, “you can’t tell me what to do”.
Well I’m British and of course, we can’t condone that sort of
sensiblebehaviour 🙂I knew you were (you used the word realise).
🙂
Is this a lane that cars can drive on? If so, I’m not sure legally you can ban cycles from it since they are actual vehicles that do the same job as cars; getting ppl to work / school. I would take this up with the local authority & the authority’s cycle forum. Roll on the ideal future when we get a ‘sorry, no cars’ sign on country lanes instead.
I love the idea of a ‘sorry no cars’ sign!
This particular sign is particularly tricky. Its positioned right between a narrow lane and a road, making it unclear as to which it applies (most probably the narrow lane).