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Warning Signs – Protecting You From Yourself in Ireland

September 21, 2012 By Jeff 10 Comments

Belfast No Fouling Warning Sign

No Fouling

 

I recently returned from a trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland and found that they have gone overboard warning signs.  It took me about three days of being there before I started noticing the overabundance of signs but once I did they were all over the place.

These signs came in the following varieties:

  • Warnings of not to do something with a monetary fine if you do
  • Warnings not to do something that may result in you injuring yourself or someone else
  • General Instructions of what to do or how to use something

Here are some of the more interesting signs that I saw.

ELEVATOR SIGN

This sign is from an elevator in the Victoria Square Mall in Belfast.

Belfast Elevator Warning Sign

 

This sign states the obvious that elevator doors are going to open and to keep your fingers away.

Really?  Does “The door is going to open” warrant a sign?   I would be more interested in a sign that told me what to do if the door did not open because then I would have a problem.

 

LIGHT RAIL SIGN

This sign is one of my favorite ones.  It was on the LUAS  light rail train in Dublin.

Luas Passenger Safety Sign

Your Children Could Be Injured

 

I do not think this sign has enough of a disclaimer.  They really could have taken it to a whole new level.  It should read:

“Children should not climb on seats.  If the tram stops suddenly they could fall.  If they fall they could be injured and might have to go to the hospital.  If they go to the hospital is will cost you a lot of money.”

They probably wanted to put a bigger disclaimer on this sign but they did not have enough room for the English and Irish versions.

 

DISCLAIMER SIGN

This sign was posted on a walkway to a bridge in Belfast.

Beflfast Bridge Warning Sign 2

We are not responsible

 

I think it speaks for itself.  The owner of the Weir (Bridge) does not accept any responsibility even though it is open to the public.

 

BRIDGE SIGNS

On a bridge over the River Langan in Belfast I found these four signs.  These signs were repeated a number of times on the bridge.

Belfast Bridge Warning Signs

Bridge Warning Signs

 

What they are really trying to tell you is that you should not jump in the water.  This could easily be covered in one sign.

Instead there are four signs that try to cover every scenario.  First they do not want you to climb on the wall. Second they tell you that the water is deep. Third is that the current is strong.  Finally  that there are underwater obstructions.

I think they have just about every possible scenario covered except the following:

If you are able to jump over the wall without touching it and land on a boat without getting in the water then you are OK because you have not violated any of the other rules.

 

PARKING GARAGE SIGNS

This one is the best because it has multiple warning signs for the same issue and the signs contradict each other.

Dublin Parkting Garage Warning Sign

Parking Garage Warning Signs

 

There are two signs that state the maximum height for a vehicle is 4.5m.  The problem comes when they convert from meters to feet.  One has 14’7″ and the other has 14’9″.  Which one is it? Should I be concerned if my vehicle is 14’8″ or will I be OK?

Just in case you did not read the warning signs about the height they also tell you that there are pipes overhead.  I wonder if these pipe are 14’7 or 14’9!

There are also two signs warning that your car will be clamped if parked on the ramp and what it will cost you.

If you did not have enough to read there is also a “Slow Pedestrians” sign.  I wonder how many pedestrians get run into because the drivers are too busy reading the other signs.

 

MULTIPLE WARNING SIGNS

No Alcohol Warning Sign

No Drinking

 

Belfast No Drinking Warning Sign

We Are Watching You

 

Why waste valuable pole space with just one sign when you can put three?

I might move to Ireland and go into the sign making business.  There are definitely no shortage of customers.

Warning signs are not unique to Ireland.  Once I returned home I started to notice the warning signs that were posted.  There are quite a few but nothing compares to amount that I saw in Ireland.

Have you seen any interesting signs when you travel?

Filed Under: Ireland Tagged With: Ireland

Comments

  1. Useful Info Blog says

    September 25, 2012 at 4:17 PM

    I’m Irish and I have to say that we a have a huge problem with “Health and Safety”. It is all madness of course and results in these stupid signs everywhere. It has to do with compensation.
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    • Jeff says

      September 25, 2012 at 5:04 PM

      It was pretty crazy how many signs there were. It is good to hear from a local that you think there are too many signs.
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  2. Bethaney - Flashpacker Family says

    September 26, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    No alcohol??? How very UN-Irish!!!!
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    • Jeff says

      September 26, 2012 at 2:49 PM

      They just don’t want you drinking on the street. Drinking in the bars is OK.
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  3. Margyle says

    September 26, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    Hahah yeah you gotta love these signs! You know that in many cases, they had to put them up because they had incidents lol. I remember being in Japan and being kind of shocked at how few signs or barriers there were on potentially dangerous things…. then I realized maybe their people know enough not to do stupid things and can identify the obvious!
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    • Jeff says

      September 26, 2012 at 2:52 PM

      I think people stop paying attention to them because there are so many. I like when they have to put up signs that tell people not to get too close to the edge of a cliff or the Grand Canyon because the could fall off. People still get too close and still fall off.
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  4. Raul says

    December 26, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    That’s too funny. Do the Irish need to be given such specific instructions? In Moldova, elevators at the small hotel I stayed at (a very new Best Western) had instructions on how to use the elevator (a regular elevator by my standards)!
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    • Jeff says

      December 27, 2012 at 3:33 PM

      There were instructions about what to do and what not to do all over Ireland. It was crazy how many signs there were.
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  5. Lisa says

    March 31, 2014 at 1:38 PM

    These are all really funny. Thanks for sharing. I like looking at funny signs when I travel.
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  6. Amy says

    April 6, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    Hey you can never be too careful now even though it appears that Health and Safety’s gone mad. Anything to avoid getting sued! 😉

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