(they/them) Ask me about road signs. Photo credit: Michael Julingshttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mfeo7svqic2pHaving a lovely time at Leicester comedy festival. Last night I saw Tom Burgess's Peter Fleming’s Dismally Ill-Prepared TV Pub Quiz and had a delightful time. It was so, so funny.21 Feb 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfeo7svqic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mfc4kwp6zk2zYou can read a full account of this story on my Patreon OR come see me talk about it live at the Leicester comedy festival on Sunday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc4kwp6zk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3meeu3vjkoc2eTaking a brief interlude in the history of road sign fonts thread to show off this cool new book my lovely wife bought me*. *I'm trying not to buy any books this year and she was worried it would be difficult to get ahold of next year.08 Feb 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3meeu3vjkoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mdwx7u3ymk2fRoad signs in the UK use a font specifically created for that purpose, called Transport. (Many countries signed up to the Vienna Convention use variations of this font.) How Transport came to be the font of choice is a fascinating story as many elements of it were highly controversial...03 Feb 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwx7u3ymk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mduhsjnl622kThe blue of a parking sign (in the UK) is pantone 300. Here are more facts about the colour blue than you thought you needed: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141127423?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share02 Feb 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduhsjnl622khttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mds2ls4pfs2rThe parking sign dates back to the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics! I'll be releasing a full patreon post all about it next week. In the mean time, there's a paid post about motorcycle helmets already up. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mds2ls4pfs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mdplsqi5tk2tI've been doing some reading about parking signs recently and it turns out the history is super interesting. Can you guess when the P in a blue rectangle parking sign was invented and for what event?31 Jan 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdplsqi5tk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mdnry6bnfs2gLittle parking signs for bikes are always adorable.30 Jan 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnry6bnfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mdkgqm2hic2cYou've gotta check they're legit though - there's an underground market in stolen street signs... [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkgqm2hic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mdfovid66s2zYou can also just buy them. Some of them for like £30. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfovid66s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mddts27zlc2fThey just leave road signs lying around on the floor, no guards or nothing. Anyone could just pick one up and take it home...26 Jan 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddts27zlc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mdaghabre22eYou can read the full report on the Slough Safety Experiment here: https://ia801400.us.archive.org/20/items/op1265793-1001/op1265793-1001.pdf And see a bunch of cool photos of the original signs and posters etc.25 Jan 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdaghabre22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3md3ej3urbc2yThis is supposed to be a hand btw but I am not good at hands. Tbf, the original posters, made in the early 50s, have something authoritarian about their nature (I presume bc they're built directly on war propaganda iconography) and so it's probably for the best I didn't accurately capture the image.23 Jan 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3ej3urbc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mczk4zeroc2hThe Great Slough Experiment! Read all about how Slough was turned into a safety town on my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/148849906?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share22 Jan 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczk4zeroc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mcxfj7adck2bSigns from the Margaret Calvert Exhibition at the OSH Gallery last year.21 Jan 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxfj7adck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mctndodrik2xAnother excellent road sign from Italy.20 Jan 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctndodrik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mcsm47lejc2vWelcome to Italy! If you want to know what specific brand of car it is you can read the deep dive on my patreon! (Spoilers: I don't know very much about cars.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsm47lejc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mcklkmq3522mThe Vienna Convention on road signs lays out basic shapes, colours and concepts for consistency across countries but allows for a lot of individuality within that. Can you guess what country this road sign is from based on its unique car symbol?16 Jan 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcklkmq3522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mcklkmq3522mThe Vienna Convention on road signs lays out basic shapes, colours and concepts for consistency across countries but allows for a lot of individuality within that. Can you guess what country this road sign is from based on its unique car symbol?16 Jan 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcklkmq3522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mci262q5es2lLook at this beast.15 Jan 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mci262q5es2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mceydyq6ns2xYou too can be an annoying-I-mean-knowledgeable passenger by reading my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146350221?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mceydyq6ns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mcdk7vw5gs25I now know the difference between speed bumps (designed to reduce speed to about 5mph), humps (designed to reduce to 20mph ish), cushions (don't cover the full length of the road) and tables (raised out of the road for pedestrians to cross) which makes me a super fun passenger.13 Jan 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdk7vw5gs25https://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mc7lxm5zgk2pDid you know that red paint on signs often fades faster than blue? It's therefore not uncommon to see No Through Road signs sans the red bar. This has led to a rumour that some No Through Road signs signal if there is space to turn (a white T) and those that don't (with a red bar) which is not true!12 Jan 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7lxm5zgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mc3bt5malk2vWas late to an event today taking a photo of this nice tiled street sign.10 Jan 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3bt5malk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mbyp5cour22gYou can find out all about this sign in my brief history of the Give Way sign here on my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147796091?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbyp5cour22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mbwqpd6lt22tWould anyone like to guess what this no longer in use road sign signals?08 Jan 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwqpd6lt22thttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mbtve4wn4s2qDid you know that the modern day speed bump was invented* by a Nobel prize winning physicist. *in so far as anyone can invent such a thing as a speed bump.07 Jan 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtve4wn4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mbqq5m4o422qIn the 60s, road signs in the UK had a glowup. They moved from mostly text based designs (like the sign on the right) to mostly icons. The redesign was commissioned by the Worboys Committee, led by Sir Walter Worboys, and so these signs are often referred to as pre and post Worboys signs.06 Jan 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqq5m4o422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mbpkjkhvqs2kDid you know that the cow on the warning sign for cattle is based on a real cow called Patience?05 Jan 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpkjkhvqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hashtagcerys.bsky.social/post/3mbm232f4h22eLondon was divided into postal districts in 1857, using the points on a compass. In 1917, the districts were subdivided with numbers. Signs like this one can be dated to between 1857 (because they have the NW) and 1917 (because the 6 looks a little different we might guess it was added later).04 Jan 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:5dhrefcxyg6p6q4fpugb53pn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbm232f4h22e