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There seems to be a lack of police interest—or perhaps understanding—in many of these situations. The other day (by contrast) I saw a motorcycle policeman park his bike and deftly shift the position of a line of cones round a roadworks so that the rush-hour flow got two lanes and the opposing trickle of traffic a single lane. How often the failure to make this simple adjustment causes fuming drivers (and exhausts). And we are told • that congestion is one of the biggest wasters of precious fuel; now there's a topical motivation for a real blitz on silly signing. After all, I gather there is a good training manual.
I just hope the message gets communicated effectively to those—such as council workmen, and contractors' casual labour— who so often seem to be placing the signs. Good signing must be in their interest, too, as the safety of road gangs is one of the prime objectives.