Irish road(s) rule(s)

Now if you’ve read my previous posts on Ireland you’ll know that we came across some funny road related things. Does ‘keep left’ ring a bell?

This post is my place to summarise the other funny road signs that I couldn’t find a place for anywhere else.

1. DEAD SLOW RAMP AHEAD.

Is this a ramp that is moving at a dead slow speed? This is how I first read it but I found it even more amusing when I read it in the way intended by the Irish road authority people. Imagine a sign not just asking you to slow down because there’s a ramp ahead, but wanting you to go dead slow. Say it in an Irish accent and it’ll be funnier. And anyway, technically wouldn’t ‘dead’ slow mean not moving at all?

2. Black spot area.

OK, doesn’t look funny yet but that’s because I haven’t put a snooker ball onto my post. That’s right, a sign warning the driver of a black spot area with a black snooker ball! Is that trying to say, ‘Careful, there’s a lot of good snooker players around these traps and they’ll take you for everything,’? Maybe not.

3. YIELD

Found at every roundabout. OK, not all that funny but it is slightly humourous when you come from a ‘Give Way’ sort of country. Say it ending with an exclamation mark and you’ll just, um, yield, so much attention.

4. Lismore. The sister city to Lismore in NSW.

We definitely stumbled across this one by accident. I had Darren Hanlon’s song Lismore in my head for the rest of the day. Only problem was that I couldn’t remember the postcode so each time it was sung with a different postcode. Such a versatile song. Maybe I’ll post a picture of the sign soon.

Anyone with an interesting road sign from around the world is welcome to leave their little bit in a post :)