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Council complains that “stop” markings on Welsh roads are displayed in English only

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Steve Kerry
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A "Stop" sign by any other name... Nov 1, 2012

... is still pretty obvious when it is at a "T" junction with a double white line next to it. However, as someone who lived in Wales for 15 years, I do get the strong impression that Welsh Nationalist councillors use their language rather as a weapon against the English invader than as a useful tool for comprehension, although it is true that the language is still very widely spoken in the Caernarfon heartlands and on Anglesey. But I would say more as a spoken than written language - I was once ... See more
... is still pretty obvious when it is at a "T" junction with a double white line next to it. However, as someone who lived in Wales for 15 years, I do get the strong impression that Welsh Nationalist councillors use their language rather as a weapon against the English invader than as a useful tool for comprehension, although it is true that the language is still very widely spoken in the Caernarfon heartlands and on Anglesey. But I would say more as a spoken than written language - I was once involved in a public transport survey on Anglesey and all the "old dears" turned over their forms to the English side to complete them! ▲ Collapse
 
Jaroslaw Michalak
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Another reason Nov 2, 2012

Helena Chavarria wrote:

Years ago, someone told me that the most important aspect of a 'Stop' sign is its shape. Apparently they are usually hexagonal so that even when they're covered in snow, drivers know they have to stop.

Whether or not that's true, it seems quite logical to me.


Actually, three signs in some European countries have special shapes - 'stop' is an octagon, 'give way' is an upside down triangle and 'right of way' is a diamond - so that you can recognize them also from behind... That way, when you approach an intersection, you need just a glance to know who goes first.
 
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