Does anyone else feel that road gantry directional signs aren’t up to the job? Caught up in a maelstrom of Madrid traffic during the evening rush hour in poor light conditions, trying to make sense of the signs for the airport, was a nightmare.
They were no doubt fine years ago when there were single lanes and life was much less hurried. The road conditions changed but the signs didn’t keep up. I did put it down to ageing eyesight but when my 26-year old son is with me he says he feels the same way.
You cannot read them until you are about 100 metres away and if there are several fast moving lanes it is too late to get into the correct lane; doing so is often hazardous. Surely the wording can be made larger and at least 250 metres notice given? Many a time I have found myself in the wrong lane at a point when it is too late to change lanes.
I think the problem is that civil engineers and local planners already know their road systems and don’t allow for drivers who do not. They also work on perfect conditions; not rush hour, poor visibility, or confused strangers. It isn’t just a Spanish problem. Excuse me for not putting this in 'driving in spain' but this really affects us all.