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In the late 1950s and early 60s, British road signs were not doing the job that they were meant to do. At the time, graphic designer Herbert Spencer was so concerned that he drove to Gatwick Airport from central London, noting the road signs he found along the way. He later published two essays containing his findings and photos, and called for a radical overhaul of the way road signs were chosen and displayed.
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It may come as a shock to most law abiding people that there is an unprecedented number of drivers with more than twelve points on their licence who are still driving around. Legally, when a person has received more than a certain amount of points, their driving licence is revoked, but this is not happening. A recent survey, accessed via a request under the Freedom of Information Act, reveals the shocking number of bad drivers still holding a licence and driving on British roads.
