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, which produced the current style of traffic signage.This committee specified a standard bus stop sign with the
‘BUS’ pictogram and the words “BUS STOP.” Permitted additions included - location name, bus operator’s name and service numbers.A range of sizes was offered within the specification, recognising that needs varied between urban and rural applications.
4.2 Although the British standard sign was not adopted in the
Traffic Signs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979, (nor indeed in the revised Regulations, 1997), Ulsterbus/Citybus voluntarily adopted the standard design around the mid s, which was then progressively introduced throughout the province.There was a major effort between 1989 and 1991 to upgrade sign quality and to replace signs of outdated design. Initiatives such as Rural Transport Plans, QBC’s etc standardised signs are now in widespread use (See Photos 4a).
Photos a – Examples of permitted signs
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