Football ground tourist symbol https://members.theihe.org/forums/posts.aspx?group=214541&topic=1485814 Sun, 7 Jun 2026 22:42:58 GMT Wed, 1 May 2019 12:50:35 GMT Copyright © 2019 Institute of Highway Engineers Football ground tourist symbol https://members.theihe.org/forums/posts.aspx?group=214541&topic=1485814 https://members.theihe.org/forums/posts.aspx?group=214541&topic=1485814
SimonMorgan 
A mathematician/stand-up comic called Matt Parker has set up a petition and YouTube video asking for this symbol to be changed because its not mathematically correct! Is this the most pressing issue for UK traffic signing? Probably not, but his (rather slick) videois trending at about #9 on YouTube and the petition has reached the 10,000 threshold for the government to have to respond.

Well, at least is has got traffic signing into the public eye for people to think about. See Buchanan Computing's response with possible new symbol here.
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It's not the most pressing sign issue, no, but it is a relatively simple fix for a future TSRGD with the proviso that it only applies to new traffic signs so there isn't a needless rush to replace.

There are several symbols that are physically impossible, slippery road springs to mind, but the exaggeration on some emphasises the hazard. I agree with Matt Parker that T138 just looks sloppy, although in truth before it was pointed out I hadn't noticed.

I did my own take on this but you beat me to it.

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If Mr. Parker offers to pay for, say, amending all the Bristol City signs to include a different symbol or perhaps cover DfT's costs in authorising a different symbol, seeing as how he's using this as part of his act and thus generate income for himself, it might be acceptable.

Otherwise, perhaps not.]]> Wed, 1 May 2019 13:50:02 GMT https://members.theihe.org/forums/posts.aspx?group=214541&topic=1485818 https://members.theihe.org/forums/posts.aspx?group=214541&topic=1485818
SimonMorgan 
October 2017

 

As expected, DfT has responded that they do not propose to change the symbol. You can read their reasoning here.
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