Road marking

[Steve]

Is the meaning of this road marking obvious to everyone? I think I might be a bit slow on the uptake as it had me baffled for years, and I'm sure it wasn't in the HC when I was young.

[Nearholmer]

I’ read it as a warning of a concealed junction from the left, just round the bend, but surely it should be a sign on a post, if that’s the case.

Looks like a mirror in the hedge where the turning emerges, and I wonder if this is something a resident has painted, rather than the Highway authority.

[thirdcrank]

A link to the location on streetview might be helpful

[Nearholmer]

Is it a private road? The central broken white line looks non-standard too, thinking about it?

[Steve]

Yes it's just warning of a side road to the left ahead, in place of a standard sign, and is possibly more obvious if travelling faster than a ponderous cyclist.

[Nearholmer]

I think the proper sign for this is the one that always gets graffitied to be a chap having a wee.

[Pebble]

My guess is they tried to paint SLOW got it completely wrong from the outset, sent message to the team that burns off old road markings - and its all just got forgot about.

[PedallingSquares]

Possibly a private drive/farm access looking at the mirror across the road?
Probably much cheaper/easier to paint a left-pointing bar than install a pole/sign?

[cycle tramp]

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[Pinhead]

Saw this on holiday

[plancashire]

Saw this on holiday
^ ^
Farthinder

Swedish for speed bump.

[Chris Jeggo]

Not 'fart backside' then?

[MikeF]

Not 'fart backside' then?

[Mick F]

T Junction.

Loads of the markings yonks ago, but not seen any for decades.