This new sign met me as I walked to work this morning.
Footpath sign
I’ve often seen signs that say “Footpath closed”, but never before one that asked me to wait to be escorted. There were two people in high-viz vests nearby, but no sign of any road workers. I was about to walk through anyway, but one high-viz person gestured to the the other, and she came to escort me. When I queried the need for this she said that they were planning to work on the footpath that day. When I walked home the ‘escort’ signs had gone and the footpath repair was ready for sealing.
“Whatever will they think of next
to add to their strange signage text?”
Ruth's Reflections 
I’ve had this experience too Ruth and I am appalled at this over-protective regime Health & Safety regs have brought us to – as though we cannot see a stop sign at the pedestrian crossing, or take care when walking on-road for a few paces to dodge the works on the footpath, No wonder children find it hard to learn the limits of risk-taking.
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Kia ora, Sue! This morning they were working on the path at gutter when I went by, but they’d marked a path for pedestrians on the road with cones. The woman who’s escorted me yesterday said “No escorts today. We’ve changed the signs. I passed your complaints on to management”! So common sense has prevailed.
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Hurrah!
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Interested Post! The first thought that came to my mind. “Although it is an obstacle, sometimes temporary things can alter life in general. On the other hand, if one not careful, he or she can carry it all day subconsciously, and therefore, block other things when it is just an additional seconds to get around. Excellent point as a teaching tool to mitigate and learn about risk from these simple events.
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[…] very well, but there was no sign of any workers, let alone an escort. Last time I met a sign like this there was an escort, but not today. I therefore braved the traffic and crossed the road all by […]
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