Government use bureaucracy to combat bureaucracy

During the most recent series of Top Gear, Clarkson et al made a big deal about the great expense the Department for Transportation (DfT) goes to in order to tell us completely pointless information on the roads.

For once, the government has actually listened to a campaign mentioned on the motoring show, and plan to launch the biggest review of traffic signs in the UK for forty years.

AA President Edmund King sez:

“Clear, concise, relevant road signs help reduce congestion, CO2, frustration and accidents. Confusing signs do the opposite so we welcome a root and branch review of the UK’s traffic signing system and will seek the views of AA members to help the Department for Transport come up with signs fit for the 21 Century.”

See plenty more examples of pointless/ funny/ utterly made-up road signs after the jump…

[Autoblog]