Posted By Swis Council bans schools, charities and other groups from advertising banners at the side of the road on health and safety grounds. http://www.surreyherald....ertising-86289-24270494/ What about the excessive signs on motorways etc????

Posted By Mark Eastbourne Steady Swiss, you made a comment there...!

Posted By Mark Eden High Swis I promise not to pick on you Reading the article is quite misleading - the news rag mentions H&S officials then quotes a comment from the highways department, it then finishes off the article saying persons putting up these banners are in breach of the highways regs. We should complain to the press association that this provincial paper and its hack reporters are incorrect, but we already know this. I would like to see the powers that be in IOSH address all of these rubbish reports and state quite clearly that this is not a health and safety issue in the sense that it is not as a result of H&S Legislation just some half wit reporters idea.

Posted By Tabs ...the best bit was a vox pox on the BBC Breakfast programme in about six 10-second interviews we had gone from the far left to the far right of opinions and back again. One person even suggested that blind people were a hazard. Plain to see what every single decision is up against these days trial - by media ... I am sure there were always a multitude of opinions and objections, but now we get to hear them (time and time again). It would be nice to see custom and practice only allowed to be rescinded after negative incidents, or substantial expert agreement.

Posted By Phil Rose Yet another Swis classic!

Posted By Graham Bullough As another facet to this thread I'm sure that other forum users who drive will share my irritation at seeing temporary signs on or beside highways, e.g. about roadworks, which are left in place by some highways authorities for weeks or even months after their purpose has ceased. Out of date temporary signs unnecessarily add to the already high visual information bombardment of drivers. Some highways authorities even provide advertising signs on roundabout islands for private companies - surely an unnecessary distraction for drivers who have enough to contend with while negotiating such locations. No doubt such authorities/councils justify the signs on the grounds that they reap some income from the companies who advertise. However, such income is unlikely to make make any significant dent in council tax charges. Some authorities sensibly provide signs which clearly name the roundabouts in their areas. However, most UK roundabouts are anonymous. If they were to be given names, it would make navigation easier for people driving in areas unfamiliar to them. As regards accidents and incidents at or near roundabouts, it must surely be easier and more precise for people calling the emergency services to be able to identify a roundabout by name. No doubt the people who work in the emergency services would welcome having more named roundabouts. Phew - I feel better for having got those rants off my chest. Okay, they are not certainly mainstream H&S issues, but could be classed as peripheral ones. If other forum users share my thoughts about obsolete signs and anonymous roundabouts, please ask the relevant highway authorities to do some positive about them. The more people who complain/ask for positive action, the more chance there will be of highways authorities taking action. Also, if there are any journalists who happen to read this, why not use these topics as viable subjects for your articles?