Confusion Reigns

   Last week we were looking at the Stanton Wagon on the island at the northern end of Chalons Way but confusion reigned at the southern end one day last week. The traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing are being replaced and the work is expected to take three or four weeks which has necessitated the closing of one or more lanes at various times. As vehicles approached Chalons Way warning signs indicated the one lane (of two) was closed but one sign showed the left hand lane and another showed the right as the picture below shows. 

   It looks as though the new lights are of a different design to the old ones and the indicators for pedestrians to cross are no longer directly in front but are to one side which means that if someone is standing next to you, then you can't see when they change to green. Also if the lights are the same design as others that have been replaced, there will be no audible signal to aid the visually impaired. If this is progress it is not very good. I doubt that these traffic lights are in the running for any design awards. Confusion will continue to reign even when the warning signs are removed and the work is complete.