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Drivers baffled by "cryptic" national speed limit sign

In all seriousness, why not just post the speed limit as a number?

Mark Frauenfelder
Sep 04, 2024
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Huh? British national speed limit sign seen at the exit of a village in the east of England. (Nick Beer/shutterstock.com)
Huh? British national speed limit sign seen at the exit of a village in the east of England. (Nick Beer/shutterstock.com)

A Reddit post with a photo of an inscrutable road sign is causing a ruckus. The original poster said, "I'm sure 99% of drivers don't know what this sign means," and the comments seem to bear out this claim.

The post, which received ove…

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