"Pyromancer" wrote in message
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Upon the miasma of midnight, a darkling spirit identified as Paul Scott
gently breathed:

Its that difficult to understand sign that usually gets referred to as
'Danger - low flying motorbikes' - most car drivers are pretty well aware
of
the normal 'No Entry' sign...

The no-entry sign applies to all vehicles, while the "low flying bikes"
one can be plated to modify its meaning. The DfT discourages plating the
"no entry" sign as that tends to lead to abuse, drivers already routinely
abuse "low flying bikes" signs plated "except for access" by claiming they
are accessing something beyond the restriction, when in fact they should
be taking an alternative route round it.

There are plated "no entry" signs at a bus gate just outside my office
which are regularly abused.

Sad to say, the only thing that'd keep ordinary cars out would be a physical
barrier, or rising bollards, but then you'd get people trying to tailgate an
allowed vehicle through. Having said that, its having it mixed up amongst
an ordinary traffic light controlled crossroads that doesn't help, across
the road there is a dedicated taxi lane that allows northbound taxis to go
round to Midland Rd, bypassing the lights etc, now that seems more resistant
to ordinary cars for some reason...

Paul