![]() ![]() These signs were distinguished based on their shape, rather than a symbol or writing on them. Under the Motor Car Act 1903 four national signs were created which were to be set at least 8 ft (2.4 m) from the ground and 50 yards (46 m) from their reference point. The larger motoring clubs, notably The Automobile Association (AA) and the Royal Scottish Automobile Club (RSAC) erected their own, idiosyncratic warning boards and direction signs on a wide scale. The rise of motoring after 1896 saw the pattern repeated. ![]() New Road, Olveston, South Gloucestershire The districts were active in the erection of semi-standardised directional signs and mileposts in the latter years of the 19th century. In addition, it was the cycling lobby that successfully pressured the government in 1888 into vesting ownership of and responsibility for roads with county councils in previously established highway districts that would be funded from taxation rather than tolls. Importantly, these signs warned of hazards, rather than just stating distances or giving direction to places, acknowledging the fact that cyclists, like modern motorists, were unlikely to be familiar with the roads they were travelling along and were moving too fast to take avoiding action without prior warning. By the early 1880s, all three organisations were erecting their own cast-iron "danger boards". Modern British road signage can be traced to the development of the "ordinary" bicycle and the establishment of clubs to further the interests of its riders, notably the Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC), the National Cyclists' Union (NCU) and the Scottish Cyclists' Union (SCU). Old style T-junction sign still in use in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire ![]()
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