SignPlot
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SignPlot is a software application for the design of UK traffic signs and their supports and foundations, developed and sold by Buchanan Computinghttp://www.buchanancomputing.co.uk. Initially created for MSDOS in the early 1980s as a university project by Simon Morgan, SignPlot 2 (as it is now known) has evolved into a 32-bit Windows application. The degree of inbuilt guidance and intelligence has increased over that time to the extent that it now automates almost all the layout and spacing rules of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directionshttp://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20023113.htm, Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 7http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tss/tsmanual, and drawings issued by the Welsh Assembly Government
for bilingual signing.
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Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
for bilingual signing.
See also
- Road signs in the United KingdomRoad signs in the United KingdomRoad signs in the United Kingdom conform broadly to European norms, though a number of signs are unique to Britain and direction signs omit European route numbers.-History:...
- Traffic signTraffic signTraffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of roads to provide information to road users. With traffic volumes increasing over the last eight decades, many countries have adopted pictorial signs or otherwise simplified and standardized their signs to facilitate international travel...
- Highways Act 1980Highways Act 1980The Highways Act 1980 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom dealing with the management and operation of the road network in England and Wales. It consolidated with amendments several earlier pieces of legislation. Many amendments relate only to changes of highway authority, to include...
- Highway CodeHighway CodeThe Highway Code is the official road user guide for Great Britain. In Northern Ireland the applies while the Republic of Ireland has its own Rules of the Road. It contains 306 numbered rules and 9 annexes covering pedestrians, animals, cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers...
- Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, which provided powers to regulate or restrict traffic on UK roads, in the interest of safety. It superseded some earlier legislation, including the majority of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967...
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Official Government Websites
- Working drawings for traffic signs by the Department for Transport
- Department for Transport traffic signs and signals index page.
- The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002.
- Know Your Traffic Signs, DfT 2007 (PDF 6MB)
- Signs & Markings. Part of the Highway Code website.
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