Edmund King

Edmund King
drivers easy miss second split
There is only so much we can take in as drivers and in a split second it is easy to miss something.
cars change house longest move rather sit time twice work
We have the longest commute in Europe. Even if our commuting time doubled, most of us would rather sit in their cars twice as long rather than change jobs, move house or change their work base.
across confusing hazards knocked limits road route signs street thousands
Yet across the UK, thousands of road signs which give route directions, street names, limits or hazards are confusing or have disappeared, been knocked down, obscured with grime or foliage or have been damaged.
examples excessive junction messages saw signs time
There are many examples of excessive signage. One junction we saw had 16 signs but psychologists tell us the most messages we can take in at any one time is five.