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Yellow diamond warning signs

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  • 14-05-2004 8:42pm
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    PBC_1966
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    Does anyone know when Ireland adopted the American-style yellow diamond-shaped warning signs? Was any special reason given for their adoption?

    I've always thought that these signs are much better and much more noticeable than the British/Continental red-bordered triangles.


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    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,703 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    possilby coz of the shape, stop signs and yield signs have a shape taht is easily recognisable even when sprayed out or covered. diamonds aren't the same as octogons and cant be turned upsidedown to look like a yield sign.

    just a guess


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    Nuttzz
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    its to do partly with the border so that army patrols on both sides would know if they accidently strayed


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    PBC_1966
    Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭PBC_1966


    Hmm... I hadn't considered that last possibility, although I would have thought that there would be other things which could have been used for that purpose.

    It just seems odd that the RoI opted for American-style warning signs which are used nowhere else in Europe. As I said, though, I think they're better.


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