In message , at 15:36:49 on Mon, 6 Sep
2004, Nick Finnigan remarked:
well in the local context of a few roads. The Cambridge City Council
continues to insist that such signs are illegal (presumably advised by
the Cambridgeshire County Council), even though they are to be found in
Peterborough (which is a Unitary Authority). The stand-off continues,
but few Peterborough traffic planners seem to end up in jail.

'Contrary to the Regulations (or Directions)' does not mean that
an offence is commited AFAIK. More likely is that the restriction
is not be enforceable, but only off-duty PCs are likely to spot
the problem, know that the sign was erected after 2002, and
bother to defend themselves in a courtroom.

A good question is: who would prosecute a cyclist for passing a sign
that said "No Entry - Except Cyclists" (in this instance it allows
access to a contra-flow solid-line cycle lane on an otherwise one-way
street). But the Cambridge city fathers seem convinced that someone
would get cross with them if they put up a sign which wasn't in the
book.
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Roland Perry