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Copyright © 2003 John Tilly
Appendix G
Questionnaire Comments
Appendix G
G.1 Question 35 Comments
These appendix tables show the comments made in relation to Question 35, purpose of questionnaire.
| Q35 Answers, Yellow Group |
| Peoples knowledge road signs |
| Road signals |
| Signs/Signals |
| Knowing what signs mean |
| Road signals |
| Reading signs when driving |
| Level X'ings |
| Act safely |
| Supertram |
| Tram crossings, tram signs obvious |
| Road Signals & Signs awareness |
| Recognition of non-car traffic signals |
| Traffic lights |
| Knowledge of Highway Code |
| Trams, Trains, Train Pes( ?) Things we don't have in Oxfordshire. I think you're obsessed with trams. I've never seen one. |
| Knowledge of road signs |
| Road signs at railway lines Road users at railway crossings etc. etc. |
| Uni research project (!) Road signs and signals |
| Research project (!) Road signs and signals |
| University Research |
| Crossing signs knowledge |
| Recognition of Road signals |
| Road signs & signals |
| No.......But is it anything to do with trains ? |
| Trains/Trams, Public Transport |
| Trams |
| General perception of Highway Code and Road Indicators |
| No statement made |
| Road sign recognition |
| Level of knowledge of road signs of qualified drivers |
| Trams |
| To improve the system |
| Railway Level Crossings |
| Gated Level Crossings |
| Making the public aware of new tram systems to be identified in the Highway Code book |
| Level Crossings |
| Level Crossing Awareness |
| Trams & Canals |
| No answer stated |
| Road signs & signals |
| Level Crossings |
| To test peoples understanding of road signs |
| People not knowing the highway code |
| Level Crossings |
| Crossings |
| Safety of level crossings |
| Road signs |
| To see whether Road/Pedestrian/Tram are clear in intention and understood by road users |
| Strictly don't know to Q35, but I suspect it is particularly aimed at rail & tram signals. Tramways are rare in UK so I am quite unfamiliar with their signs. |
| Something to do with improving safety for trains and cars |
| partially/guess! |
| Signal awareness |
| Level Crossing Use (guess) |
| Drivers knowledge of road traffic signals |
| Q35 Answers, Green group |
| Bewilderment of the public! |
| No comment made ? |
| Testing |
| Knowledge of highway code |
| Road Signal awareness |
| Knowledge of highway code |
| Understanding road signs |
| Road Signs & Signals |
| Driver awareness of signs/signals |
| Lack of road sign knowledge |
| Pedestrian Sign awareness |
| Any road crossings, pedestrian, tram or railways |
| Knowledge of road signs |
| Tram Road signals |
| Road signs/signals |
| Highway Code |
| Not stated |
| Tram awareness and road signs knowledge |
| Not stated |
| Not stated |
| Trams/Pedestrian safety |
| Trams/crossings |
| Not stated |
| Highway Code |
| Areas where knowledge of drivers is generally lacking |
| Tram awareness |
| Road signs & signals |
| Road signs & signals |
| Trains/Rail/pedestrian crossings |
| Trains, Railway |
| Knowledge of less common road signs |
| Knowledge of Road signs & understanding |
| Awareness of tram/train warning signs |
| The understanding of road signs |
| Understanding road signs |
| Do drivers know the correct signals |
| Road sign recognition |
| Road/rail crossing |
| Crossings train/tram/road |
| Trainway awareness |
| Research into Road Safety |
| Road Signs & Signals |
| About knowledge of signals, pedestrian and level crossings. |
| It is very important to know road safety |
| Possibly to do with drivers/pedestrians who interpret signs differently, but shouldn't |
| Signs associated with other means of transport |
| Highway Code |
| Safety at Level crossings; Public awareness of railway crossings |
| Highway Code |
| Highway Code |
| Traffic Signals & Signs |
| Traffic Signs |
| New road signs ? |
| Road signs & signals |
| Suspect train crossings |
| Q35 Answers, White Group |
| Perception of signals |
| Road/rail interfaces |
| Safety @ level crossings/trams |
| Knowledge of highway code |
| Road/Rail crossings |
| Interpretation of road signs/signals |
| Level Crossings |
| Understanding signs |
| Knowledge Highway Code |
| Signalling ? |
| Crossings |
| Any type of crossing |
| Road/Rail/Light Rail Safety |
| Road signs & signals |
| Road signs particularly at crossings |
| Road signs |
| Road signs |
| Railways & trams |
| Trams |
| To see if you know & read road signs |
| Trams |
| Harmonisation of pan European road signs |
G.2 Other Comments
These tables represent the answers given to 'other, please state' and other comments made on forms.
| 'Other, please state' answers and comments, Green Group |
| Comments on the need to include tram signals in Highway Code |
| All signs would be better in colour - assumed to refer to questionnaire ? |
| Q5, Pedestrians |
| Q31, Never seen |
| Q20, No entry; Q31, Never seen |
| Q17, Approach Junction; Q31, Nowhere |
| tested ability in regards to road safety |
| Q21, Motorway lane closed; Q32, Motorway move to left |
| Q16, buses in opposite direction!; Q29, Red, Red Amber, Green, Amber, Red |
| Q29, None-just flashes |
| Q13, Overhead cables |
| Q29, Flashing amber; Q33, Tram crossing |
| Q10, Bends in roads; Q20, No Entry |
| Q33, No Trams Overtaking (Found it Difficult Never driven a tram; Have not driven down a railway lately) |
| Q21, Level Crossing; (Quite revealing what one does not know although in context there would be other clues) |
| Q29, Yellow flashing lights |
| Q5, No pedestrians |
| Initially, questions 21, 25 & 32 seemed to refer to tidal as in sea or estuary; Lane flow would have been clearer. |
| There is no Tram or Tidal indicators in the York area and I have never driven in an area there was. |
| Q10, answer 1 & 3 + same thing ? |
| Q29, no answer |
| Q28, 2 Flashing reds |
| Q29, No sequence; Q32, Move left |
| Q28, No answer |
| Live in East Sussex, no trams |
| Are we going to be inundated with tram lines by 2001 ? See attachment |
| Live in East Sussex, no trams |
| Q29, Flashing light |
| Q22, No answer |
| Q5, Pedestrians |
| Q5, Pedestrians; Q28, Flashing red |
| Q5, Woman & Child crossing road |
| What's the difference between a pelican crossing and a pedestrian crossing? |
| Q20, No Entry |
| Q30, Not at all |
| Q20, No entry; Q33, Tram crossing; Q34, Level crossing only if red lights are flashing |
| 'Other, please state' answers and comments, Yellow group |
| Q27, No comment made |
| Q10, widening road; Q29, orange flashing light; |
| Q20, No entry. Has not seen many of these signs for theory or elsewhere |
| 10 year old |
| 12 year old |
| Q5, ? |
| Q14, Weighbridge |
| Q5, People walking; Q8, Icy road; Q20, Crossing rails perpendicular; Q21, Stop; Q23, Lights on/off; Q34, Railway crossing |
| Q29, Red, amber, green, flashing amber, red |
| Q20, ?; Q28, Ans 2 preceded by out; Q29, Ans 1 with flashing Amber |
| Q34, Fire Station |
| Q9, Beware trains |
| Q9, Beware trains |
| Q32, Keep Left |
| Struggling with tram signs none of which are in this area |
| Q17, Play area |
| Q20, No Entry |
| Q27, safe to cross xxxx? (cannot read last word) Q31, No where. |
| Q29, Red Steady, Amber, Green, Flashing Amber, Red |
| Q27 & Q28, Lights |
| Q29, Amber, Red, Green, Flashing Green; Q31, No where; I know you have trams in Sheffield. Looks as though we'll all have to brush upon our signs.....especially if tramways are extended throughout the country. |
| Q29, Stated correct sequence starting with green thus should have answered 2. |
| Q20, Low flying rulers |
| Q23, Proceed if safe to do so |
| Q4, Cyclist |
| Q5, Residential area; Q8, Nuclear Power Stn; Q9, Small gauge railway; Q14, Risk of jack-knifing; Q15, Two way street; Q16, Bus lane and one way traffic; Q18, Yellow; Q20, No entry; Q21, Motorway hazards; Q23, Motorway hazards; Q28, R,A,G; Q29, R, G Man, R m |
| I never knew that I knew so little (work that out!) |
| Q18, White |
| Q27, Does not flash!! |
| Q31, No where |
| Q16, Correctly answered, Comment (joke!) 'Buses falling from sky; Q20, No Access |
| Q18, Pink |
| Q8, Don't exist; Q12, Never seen it |
| Q26, Yes; Q27, No; Q29, Green, Steady Amber, Red Flashing Amber, Green |
| Q9, Warning train; Q12, Warning tram |
| Q18, Yellow |
| Q5, Pedestrians |
| Q23, Traffic light; Q28, 2 red then amber, 2 red flashing |
| The questionnaire does use similar signs so you can guess what the likely answer will be i.e. 7&9 |
| 'Other, please state' answers and comments, White Group |
| Other hazards noted with Q34 e.g.fire stations |
| Long commentary on pedestrian signals |
| Comment Q34 |
| Q20, 'No Entry' |
| Q28, 'Red Flashing' |
| Q27, Does it flash ? |
| Q20, No Entry |
| Q29, 31, Other no comment |
| Q13, Overhead wires |
| Q29, Flashing yellow |
| Q5, People crossing |
| Q5, Pedestrians; Q13, Overhead live wires |
| Q20, No Entry |
| Q30, At a strip club; Q31, In a red light zone |
| Q20, Slot Machine ahead; Q22, Doughnut ahead |
The last two comments immediately above must represent the comedians that took part in the questionnaire; there are always some!
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