Hi all,

I have been approached for advice by my landlord who is wondering if there is any regulations for the amount of 5mph signs required in the car park.

I have suggested that any requirement, including suitable amounts should be part of a risk assessment. IMHO I think that 1 sign on the way in and 1 on the way out should suffice on this occasion.

Any advice?

Cheers Blue, just what I was thinking...

Personally I think 5mph is a totally unrealistic target. Modern vehicles are practically incapable of travelling at such speeds and do not even have this registered on the speedometer (which usually start registering around 10mph). As to how many signs - this will depend totally on the size/area to be controlled and the types and number of vehicles using the site. Are there other measures also in place eg traffic calming, sleeping policemen etc as these will also have bearing.

You can walk faster than 5mph....although my signs read the same. I treat it as guidance and a 'keep your speed to a minimum' message. If it is a more realistic 15mph, you'll struggle to enforce that either (I'm assuming you don't measure speed?).

AS I'm sure you are aware, signs alone are almost useless in this case. In the better car parks, segregated pedestrian walkways (footpaths or markings), one way systems, adequate lighting, sleeping policemen and seperate entrance/exit for pedestrians are the key to pedestrian safety, with signage being almost incidental. I know this is stating the obvious but this is the advice to give your landlord, not that x number of signs is necessary.