And you may wish to consider the usefulness of the backing board when the signals fail, as they are still a visible indication of the installation! Safety, and all that.... Regards Rob Perry Senior Engineer, Traffic Control and Systems Dorset Engineering Consultancy, Dorset County Council Pullman Court, Station Approach, Dorchester DT1 1GA Tel 01305 225357 Fax 01305 225301 "Welsh, Paul" <Paul.Welsh@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: tcug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 26/06/2007 13:34 Please respond to tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To <tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject [TCUG] Re: Traffic Signal backing boards Not a 'legal' but in a city centre environment, surely the backing boards come into their own separating the signals from the background clutter. The pressure on you is to make them less conspicuous which goes against safety with the many flashing lights conflicting displays etc.=20 PW -----Original Message----- From: tcug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Smallwood, Dave Sent: 26 June 2007 13:30 To: tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TCUG] Traffic Signal backing boards In connection with a city centre development I am being asked to install a set of signals without white backing board strips. Para 46 of the Traffic Signs General Directions indicates that a white border may be provided on traffic signals but is not mandatory. Is anyone aware of any legal implications of not providing them? =20 Dave Smallwood Divisional Manager 2020 Liverpool Ltd =20 Tel: 0151 237 4242 =20 Mouchel Parkman working in partnership with Liverpool City Council =20 ______________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: The information in this e-mail is confidential and may be read, copied or used only by the intended recipient(s). If you have received it in error please contact the sender immediately by returning the e-mail or by telephoning a number contained in the body of the e-mail then and please delete the e-mail without disclosing its contents elsewhere. No responsibility is accepted for loss or damage arising from viruses or changes made to this message after it was sent. The views contained in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of the author's employer or service provider. This email has been automatically scanned for viruses and malicious content by MessageLabs for your protection ______________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug ************************************************************ COMPANY PARTICULARS: For particulars of companies within the Amey Group, pl= ease visit http://www.amey.co.uk/Home/Companyparticulars/tabid/182/Default.= aspx CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and accompanying data are for th= e sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is= confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that= any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is= prohibited. If you received this email message in error, please notify us = immediately and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Please note that Amey monitors incoming and outgoing mail for compliance wi= th its Email Policy. This includes scanning emails for computer viruses. ************************************************************ ----------------------------------------------------------- A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug Scanned by MailDefender - managed email security from intY - www.maildefender.net Scanned by MailDefender - managed email security from intY - www.maildefender.net ----------------------------------------------------------- A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug