A Designer's War on Misleading Parking Signs
Although I completely agree the designed signs are much, much better than the existing ones, there is another problem. Why should you have so many rules for parking? Why can't you make the rules more simple?<p>I want to show you a few signs in comparison, which are Dutch and notify drivers about free or paid parking. Those are (imho) very clear and <i>only</i> show when you need to pay. If you're outside that time frame, it's free:<p>1. [1] Paid parking all days between 18:00 and 24:00<p>2. [2] Paid parking from Mondays to Saturdays between 9:00 and 18:00, you're only allowed to stay for two hours max<p>3. [3] Paid parking from Mondays to Saturdays between 9:00 and 24:00 <i>and</i> on Sundays from 13:00 to 24:00<p>Am I just crazy, or are those signs way more easier to understand than the graphical green/red bars (especially from a greater distance)? I truly like the designers take to the problem, but isn't it just crazy you have to redesign individual rules to make the time slots understandable?<p>[1] <a href="http://denhaagfm.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Betaald-Parkeren.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://denhaagfm.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Betaald-Parke...</a><p>[2] <a href="http://www.verkeerskunde.nl/Uploads/Cache/2013/2/130205105025.betaald-parkeren-ANWBAVD.resized.200x0.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.verkeerskunde.nl/Uploads/Cache/2013/2/13020510502...</a><p>[3] <a href="http://www.anwb.nl/bestanden/w280/content/gallery/anwb/nieuws/verkeer/nederland/2014/april/parkeren-bord-300-180.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.anwb.nl/bestanden/w280/content/gallery/anwb/nieuw...</a>