Post by Psamathe on Dec 22, 2023 11:57:57 GMT
I'd never appreciated the complexities in the small animal warning signs - I'd always assumed that it was local concerned residents who had been putting up the warning signs.
But today the Government has announced a change to the rules for such signs
Maybe I'm become too cynical but how many local authorities have enough funding and resource to be buying and putting up small animal warning signs? With Councils across the UK in effect declaring bancrupcy or reported as being on the verge of bancrupcy, with social care legal obligations to pay for, housing challenges, etc., etc. how many Local Authorities will be able to make use of these new rules?
Ian
But today the Government has announced a change to the rules for such signs
Simpler road signs to protect small animals and boost safety
• new warning sign to help drivers identify wildlife hotspots and be better protected from hazards
• more signs could help boost wildlife numbers and reduce harm to small animals
• simpler process for installing small animal warning signs for local authorities will make it easier to protect hedgehogs
Hedgehogs and other small animals will be better protected on English roads under rule changes announced today (22 December 2023) to make it easier for local authorities to put up wildlife warning signs....
from www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-road-signs-to-protect-small-animals-and-boost-safety
• new warning sign to help drivers identify wildlife hotspots and be better protected from hazards
• more signs could help boost wildlife numbers and reduce harm to small animals
• simpler process for installing small animal warning signs for local authorities will make it easier to protect hedgehogs
Hedgehogs and other small animals will be better protected on English roads under rule changes announced today (22 December 2023) to make it easier for local authorities to put up wildlife warning signs....
from www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-road-signs-to-protect-small-animals-and-boost-safety
Ian