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page 14
page 14 of the numbered paddington station signs
evolution
cyclists and pedestrians are often at odds. as seen here in these conflicting signs
very small writing
these signs are on the side of the canal near my office. to read the writing on the white stickers you have to stand on the canal-side of the footpath and crouch down to read the small writing ...
which tells you to watch out for bicycles
don't remove cycle removing signs
it's one rule for them and another for us
someone should make signs for bikes saying don't remove this sign
bike rack shelter
a shelter for bike racks. it's good that people care for the carers.
no longer right
great sign. and the word right has been erased in yellow
page 51
for those who haven't been following the page thing, most of the posters at Paddington Station seem to have page numbers on at the bottom left hand side.
cyclist dismount and the floating bollard
i was pleased with the shot above just as it was, but then i noticed the floating bollard.
very mysterious
bicyles etc.
etcetera full stop. little too vague for my liking.
visionary cycling
complementary looking. esther took full advantage and looked at the bike
choppers parking only
at last, somewhere to park your raleigh chopper
a severe warning
the penalty for parking your bike here is a beheading.
vin's no hot bikes challenge
Vin sent me this photo as a teaser to see if you could guess what it was from (he also sent me a picture of the actual thing which i'll post when someone guesses it!)
and the answer is ...
a patio heater thing (well done matt!)
i absolutely agree
there's no hedging on this one. the road to riches is for walking down, not for back peddling. or something
bikes are being removed
you can't say i haven't been warning you ! police are actively removing bikes.
and as an example, here's another no bikes sign
keep bikes off the pavement
as a pedestrian, i approve of this sign
traffic wardens ticketing bicycles ?
i spotted these traffic wardens putting tickets on some bikes and couldn't believe my eyes, so i went to see what the tickets said
in fact they weren't tickets at all. they were stickers warning bike owners to secure their bikes more securely !
footpath to north hill
i like this picture. i think it's the directness and pointyness of the sign. click for the big version and make it your desktop (or something)
no cyclists
what if you are a cyclist and happen to be walking that day. can you still use the footpath ? they need an FAQ for signs like this.
psychedelic wedding
andy sent me this photo he took at a wedding. i think it's fantastic. it's even got a bike sign in the background !
the queen closes something
i think i've mentioned before that they often get dignitaries in to open buildings, but i've not heard of them coming along to close anything.
today the queen went to the BBC to open their new building. And as a result they closed the bike parking, so the queen does close things after all !
i like how they've over-dubbed the original sign on this too.
no cycling
this is one of those fancy racing bikes with funny spokes. the rider is dressed for speed (if we ignore his webbed feet)
no refuse dumping
shouldn't that be "don't refuse dumping" ?
cycles must stick to the edge
no cycles are allowed in the centre. best stick to the peri-meter instead.
dogs & cycles not allowed in the rose garden
dogs on bikes are of course welcome anywhere
strictly no fishing
there's strictly no fishing on this bridge.
the two chaps on the bridge are fishing. erm.
cyclic details
just look at the details of this bike ! incredible.
cotswold wildlife park
we went for a family outing to the Cotswold Wildlife Park yesterday and it was very good.
i knew it would be good when i saw this sign, which covers so many different categories and includes the word 'poop' ! Expect lots of pictures of animals over the next few days.
sausage dog, upsway down cigarette and a bike sign
this is a great sign medley. you've got a long sausage dog at the top (rarely seen in dog signs), a cigarette sign the wrong way up (unless the smoke is being blown downwards by an over head fan and a rather compact no bikes sign.
all good stuff.
personalised sign
is it right to pick on kendall like this ? good avoidance of capital letters though which i fully support
no biking or skating
look at this skaters amazing thumb !
footways are for pedestrians
i used to think walking was a relaxing activity. but it's not. party i think because i move at speed. and most other people don't. and my speed is generally constant and other people's aren't.
bikes on pavements are a very annoying thing. almost as annoying as nearly being run over on zebra crossings i find very vexatious. is that a word ?
as from now on
my colleague harry came rushing in to my office yesterday lunchtime saying he'd spotted these excellent signs. i followed his instructions and found them. they are indeed magnificent.
'as from now on' is a bit wordy though isn't it ?
lock up your bikes
all we ever see is 'no bike' signs. so here's one which tells you to lock up your bike. oh the difficulties of modern life.
no bikes
a whole selection of no bike signs
they DO take them away
here's a photo i took in mid June. just got round to posting it !
fancy handlebars
my 'no bikes' category has evolved in to any sign with a bike on. so here's one with fancy handlebars
not quite right
this is a very strange sign. inspect in more detail and we see the cyclist has only one arm, no feet and is cycling up a river.
evolution
this reminds me of one of those 'ages of man' evolution posters.
diana memorial garden
you might have heard about the diana memorial garden ? it's been a bit of a classic - originally a nice idea but went all a bit wrong when people slipped in the water channel. oh well
it's actually looking very nice now
and see how many categories i can put it in: no dogs, no cycles, people, royalty and slippery floor
no.bike. punct
uation
worth clicking to inspect his one, sent by Andrew. he remarks on the punctionation and spacing. it reads like a poem.
padlocks bad
no padlocks. tape and combination locks are fine
chained bike
it's nice to see a chained bike occasionally. so here's one to make up for all the no bike signs
bikeoff
have you visited www.bikeoff.org ? i hadn't.
no cycling through the archway
if you want to cycle through this door you'll have to get off your bike first !
click for big
high parking
click for big
no bikes and coffee on railings
it's a meeting of categories. this time a bike sign and a coffee on some railings.
if you want to see a fantastic mix of random things, look at this
no bicycles police will remove
this sign is missing a few words. those missing words are crucial to its meaning.
no bikes in reading
esther and kezia and a no bike sign. they are looking through the railings at their sheep puppets which were hanging up to dry in the window !
military bike sign
how's this for an extreme bike sign. it's outside Chelsea Barracks, and as i took it various soldiers were doing their marching and standing still thing.
click for wallpaper sized massiveness
and here was another one in the same railings:
no ice cycling
i imagine if you took the tyres off a bike it would work quite well on ice ?
finding bicycles
i've decided to formalise the bike signs and set up their own category. if i have time i'll go back through the archives and recategorise some old pictures.
here are a few signs i pass every morning to get us started. There's usually a way round most of these signs.
for example, in this case, you just need to hide your bike. if they can't find it, they won't remove it:
here is a no bikes sign with a long explanation (including the threat of having your bike towed away!):
and here is a very short sign:
danger high voltage
we're not in to carrying weapons of personal destruction about in the UK. it's considered a bit 'off' to carry a real gun or mace for example.
however, are police advising cyclists to purchase electrified bike chains ?
if so the warning should be to the thieves not the bike owners.
