Today I went on a mega bike ride to do a mystery shop. On this ride I encountered many hazardous obstacles. I was nearly mowed over by a car not indicating on a round-a-bout (twatty BMW driver), I almost choked to death on bus fumes, and an unruly child glared at me from across the road.
Terrifically dangerous I know, but one thing was NOT dangerous but still thankfully brought to my attention thanks to the council. The horror of overhead cables!
(At this point I want to mention that this post is more about ranting that shopping)
Now, as you can see from the picture above, overhead cables are apparently dangerous. Danger, danger, high cables! And so forth.
What I really want to know is why there are signs for things that are A) unavoidable, B) not dangerous, and C) possibly the least of my worries on a road?!
Why are there no signs to tell motorists to fucking indicate? Why aren’t there signs that tell you when busses are going to fart out their toxins into your face? And where are the ‘Danger, unruly children’ warnings???
What am I supposed to do with information about overhead cables? It means absolutely nothing to me! And why is it dangerous? On my bike I am probably about six and a half feet off the ground. These ‘dangerous cables’ were miles in the air in comparison! Not even lorries are that tall. There might as well be a health warning to hay fever sufferers concerning foliage in the vicinity.
Basically what annoys me most about this is that whoever put the sign there did it in case they get sued by some tit being zapped by a cable. Now, it you’re that stupid enough to get electrocuted by a cable 100 feet in the air, then you don’t deserve compensation, but maybe free access to a home.
I’ve got to say though, I do like the little triangle with the picture of the thunder bolt in it. Just in case you can’t read the word ‘DANGER’, we have to make sure that everyone realises the importance of the cables above us, so the picture is necessary.
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