Nathan_A_RF

@nathanarf.bsky.social

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He/Him. Graduate Transport Planner at PJA. Roads, transport, traffic signs geekery. All views are personal.

A misty morning by the River Thames with the yellow sun breaking through the clouds. The tall tower of a bridge lies in the background while various boats sit on the opposite side of the river. A greylag goose is in mid flight in the foreground.
A plan of a segregated pedestrian, cycle and equestrian crossing, with the three crossings at a slight diagonal as they cross the road
A newly upgraded level crossing with lights and barriers on a rural road. There are 'KEEP CROSSING CLEAR' signs underneath the lights, potentially only 20x10cm big.
A picture of me as a young child laying on the floor next to an array of handmade road signs
A triangular warning sign on a lamp post, warning of an unprotected quayside or riverbank. The car is of a design that makes the sign many decades old.
A sign on a lamp post. The top is a red circle with a white 'C', the bottom is a black and white plate stating "7am-7pm, Charge for (picture of a car) only, Pay on line by midnight tomorrow" (note the space between "on" and "line")
A field with four rows of fences close together and various gates, gaps and barriers in esch one. Grass is mown around the fences
A newly constructed pavement in amongst roadworks. A number of large sloped kerbstones form a ramp along the kerbline for around 3m. Behind thr pavement is a cycleway still under construction.
A single lane road with a cycle lane heading towards a bus stop and a sump buster, a petruding metal and concrete lump, in the background. A pair of blue and yellow pedal cycle and bus only signs are in the foreground either side of the road. Below them are 'max speed 10' signs, and a yellow warning sign for the sump buster.
A view of the River Thames at Reading, with the single-tower cable-stayed Christchurch Bridge crossing the calm blue river. A boat is moored on the nearside bank, with another sunk vessel in front of it.
A road with two road signs on either side, both with a contraflow bus lane sign and a small 20 mph sign underneath. There is a 20 mph road marking on the ground.
A grey building with three company logos on the side. The important one here - the middle one - is PJA's logo, consisting of white text and a white/blue/green circular dot-and-line graphic.
A large thick-blue-bordered sign pointing diagonally top right to Aberaeron, 7 miles away, and diagonally bottom left to Cross Inn, 4 miles away.
Two no entry signs next to each other. One is mounted on a free-standing post, the other on a post attached to a wall with a yellow backing board behind it.
A dual carriageway with a large strip of asphalt in the central reservation
A 40 mph speed limit sign partially obscured by foliage from a cherry plum tree, with yellow and red fruit adorning the branches
Two soviet-era T3 trams in red and beige round a bend on a cobbled street with the ornate blue and beige towers of St. Nicholas Church in the background
Myself dressed in university gown and cap shaking the hand of the vice president of the University of Southampton, dressed similarly.
A wild horses warning sign with a navy blue rectangular sign and dark green rectangular sign underneath, reading "Ponies don't dent THEY DIE" and "WATCH OUT Day and Night" respectively.
The last SRN4 hovercraft, named The Princess Anne, with the main vehicle door open. Visble are two of the craft's enormous propellers on its roof. The craft is white with a blue and red stripe along its side.
A square with a corner cut at 45 degrees
An example of a Southampton boundary sign using diagram 2404 of the TSRGD. There is a picture of the Bargate with the text "Welcome to SOUTHAMPTON International Maritime City" underneath on a brown background.
A parking availability sign for the University of Southampton, showing available parking spaces at "Boldr, S. Brd, Hamp, Phy, Ave".
Four graphs showing people killed or seriously injured in collisions from 2014 to 2023, each showing a rough downward trend and a big drop in 2020. Top left, Great Britain, top right England, bottom left Scotland, bottom right Wales.
The casualties vs quarter graph from OP with best fit lines drawn in red
A CGI view of Portswood Broadway with trees, planters, cycle lanes and devoid of cars.
Portswood High Street with new bus gate signage and red surface treatment, with drivers ignoring the restriction
A map of Southampton (outlined in blue) showing the road network in grey. Roads that are subject to a 20 mph speed limit are coloured green.
A gold T-shaped earring holder with two diamond-shaped earrings hanging from the top
A map of Winchester with various roads colour coded by their speed limit
A new 20 mph speed limit sign on a lamp post with a clear blue sky and a crescent moon behind.
A very old free parking 250yds ahead sign with a small blue-bordered toilets sign and a 30mph repeater sign underneath
A view from the cab of a train showing three tracks of a railway ahead. A marked pedestrian crossing traffic sign, facing trains, is attached to a catenary post holding the overhead wires.