New signs...

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There's a number of signs going up in various places to warn bike riders to take care.
Here's an example
https://www.derby.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/20C6DDDE-78B8-4E35-B822-E57307FDE0A4/0/safety.jpg https://www.shinysideup.co.uk/images/default_r4_c2.jpg https://www.shinysideup.co.uk/images/default_r8_c2.jpg https://www.shinysideup.co.uk/images/default_r3_c2.jpg

[impaler]

I saw them in the Derbyshire Peaks last year and along Snake Pass - I can't see any harm in a gentle reminder to take it (relatively) easy on such popular biking roads. It's not like you have to pay any attention to them if you're that way inclined.
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[NSR Mick]

Theres allready a load around the north west and north Wales
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[akaDAVE]

It's a good idea to have a simple warning sign such as 'dangerous bend ahead', maybe with a motorcycle symbol, that would make me slow down, I would appreciate the warning.

I don't like the 'dead....ahead' line and other clever bollocks. That's more like an advertising campaign than a warning sign.
There's no need for this. I would be half way round the bend and think ' Oh I get it' just before I hit the outside barrier.
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[stinkwheel]

I like the way the guy in the second one has his knee down.
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[NC30UK]

Saw one of two of those on a road the other day. I took it as comfirmation that i had found an incredible road and promptly pinned the throttle open for the next 25 miles with a massive grin on my face and some badly worn knee sliders

[killa]

To me it looks like the beginning of a huge safety campaign that will make a mockery of biking, they’ve already taken the fun out of the riding in a lot of areas.
You don’t need to remind a biker he might die this time on the way to work, maybe the junctions that the councils can’t be fucked clearing up by cutting back bushes and trees should have warning signs. I think one of the main reasons for that classic cager “I didn’t see him issue” is due to road layouts.

Junctions can be a right nightmare at certain times of the day, for example, you’re going to work from Cheltenham town centre, using the road that gets you towards either Gloucester or Tewkesbury.
From my flat, travelling a distance no more than 4-5 miles there are around 30 sets of traffic lights, that’s 30 sets and literally feet apart, combine this with the random speed traps, the new signs being erected, at 7-8am in the morning the commute can be a complete free for all.
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[biggerjohn]

Grate more junk on the side of the road for a fallen biker to hit


And they call this safety

[impaler]

Come on, it's an A3 size piece of corrugated plastic tie-wrapped to an existing sign. I'll stick to worrying about the metal post, if that's ok
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[Stew]

https://www.shinysideup.co.uk/images/default_r8_c2.jpg
This one is on lots of roads between Scunthorpe and Gainsbrough.

They had something similar up last year if I remember correctly, just not so many around.
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[Bendy]

I think they would look cool on my garage wall, if anyone would care to nick me one.

[Adam_P]

[andrea]

They've been up in staffordshire, west mids and the derby peaks for the last few weeks.

"Think" ones are good idea but dead...ahead and to die for? I think there should be more aimed towards cage drivers personally.

[The Tot]

[southlondoner]

also avaliable in window sticker form.. ive slapped one in the back of my dads car!

seems like a good idea!
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[ph1l]

Where are the window sticker one's from?

[Nath]

I'm sure there's been some up in Nottingham for the past two years.
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[southlondoner]

you have to email off for them (free).. someone posted the link on here before..

i could always post you a few if you like?
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[sychosis]

There are some new signs up on the run from kingswinford to wolverhampton, can't find them on the net at the mo, but it seems to me that it's trying to say that as bikers we need to be aware, aware of what it doesn't state, I thought it would of been better inclined to drivers saying beware. bikers.
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[jay12329]

I've seen these on the way to work and read the artical in the scunny rag.
Not that bothered by them tba, just more bright yellow things car drivers to brake randomly for dispite them being 10mph under the speed limit anyway!
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