I saw this sign today on a journey through Oxfordshire / Northamptonshire and I wondered exactly what the point of the 'For 3 miles' bit is?
A standard red warning triangle sign is just that a warning of a situation ahead on the road so without the 'For 3 miles' sign you would be aware that there may be deer on the road ahead, this sign says that this is only a possibility for 3 miles. Now like most motorists once passing the mentioned situation my driving would revert to normal hazard perception but 3 miles is a very precise distance for a seemingly random and non predictable hazzard do the deer know that they may not cross the road 3.5 miles down the road? Is there some sort of deer proof fence boxing them into the 3 mile zone, if so why not run it along the road too and install an underpass for them?
If an underpass sounds far fetched check this site out for badger tunnels http://www.badgerland.co.uk/help/badgers/precautionary/tunnels.html
On the subject of stupid signs....
Mmm I kid you not!!
Any other suggestions?
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