Yesterday, I went to a Magistrates Court in Woking. Before then, I never went to a court of any kind so I was intrigued to find out what goes on. It was a great experience sitting in the public gallery and writing notes about the case. But what happened in the court wasn't surprising. You listen to evidence from the prosecution then the defence argues against this and then a verdict. What was surprising though was the journey.
One of my mates drove us to a car park vaguely near the court. However, there was still a fair distance walk to the Magistrates. Now in England there are simply no sign posts directing you to places people actually want to go to, like the cinema. So it was a great surprise that there were signposts directing us to the court. It was amazing. The signs literally directed you where to walk, meaning I didn't get lost, for once.
This brings me on to my next point about signposts in general. If you are driving around the country you are very unlikely to find signs that direct you to other towns. You know you are lost in Great Britain where there is a sign saying, "Town Centre" and you ask, "What town?"
There are also many traffic signs which are a complete waste of money and time. During the summer I genuinely drove past a sign reading, "Sign not in use." Rubbish. What a waste of a sign. Another of my personal favourites is the sign, "Falling rocks." Comedian Jimmy Carr explains this sign perfectly, "Random accidents ahead, life's a lottery. Be lucky." Seriously, what are meant to do with that information? A better idea is simply don't build a road near a collapsing cliff. Simple.
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