Saturday, 5 August 2017

Signage deficiencies in the Avon Crescent/Cumberland Road/Smeaton Road/Ashton Avenue/Brunel Lock Road area

1. Looking south down Avon Crescent. No Turn Right sign is old and dirty.


2. Junction with Avon Crescent and Cumberland Road. Give Way sign is not visible to approaching drivers. See also Picture 1.



3. On Cumberland Road approaching the junction with Avon Crescent. The No Turn Right sign is on the wrong side of the road to attract the driver's attention and is too small.




4. Cumberland Road at the junction with Avon Crescent. The No Turn Right signs are far too small.



5. Cumberland Road where it joins Smeaton Road. The left hand 20 mph sign is missing.



6. On Smeaton Road heading west. The directional signage is incomplete and does not provide the driver with useful information.



7. Looking eastwards down Smeaton Road towards the junction with Cumberland Road/Avon Crescent. The No Left Turn sign is posted on the wrong road, and so can be legitimately ignored by drivers.



8. On Smeaton Road Bridge looking northwards down Ashton Avenue. The No Entry signs are mis-matched in size and that the larger has faded badly.



9. On Smeaton Road Bridge looking westwards. One of the No Entry signs is badly faded.




10. On Ashton Avenue looking westwards. The sign is badly canted reducing its credibility.



11. On Smeaton Road approaching the Create Centre. There is no signage at this divide or at the entrance to the Create Centre car park to indicate where the Create Centre is.




12. On Ashton Avenue looking east towards the junction with Avon Crescent. The Cycle Route sign is at the wrong height and has caused pedestrian head injury. The One Way sign is not visible to drivers approaching up Avon Crescent as it has been twisted (see also photos 13 and 15).



13. At the north end of Avon Crescent looking south. The Cycle sign is at the wrong height and has caused pedestrian head injury. The No Entry sign is not visible to drivers approaching from Brunel Lock Road as it has been twisted (see also photos 12 and 15).




14. At the northern end of Avon Crescent looking south. The directional sign still indicates a route to Bath and Wells, despite the existence of the new Southern Relief Road. This should instead read 'Spike Island'.




15.  Near the northern end of Avon Crescent looking north. The Cycle Route sign is at the wrong height and has caused pedestrian head injury because of it. The One Way sign is not visible to drivers approaching up Avon Crescent as it has been twisted (see also photos 13 and 15).



16. At the northern end of Avon Crescent looking south. The Bend warning sign is not visible to drivers as it has been twisted. It is questionable whether it has any utility.