I found this damage interesting because

  1. There are high winds here (coastal area) but the frontal area of a sign seems pretty small
  2. I thought they would make signs out of more corrosion resistant materials

These are only a few of tens if not hundreds of downed signs in the area

  • pip1@lemmy.worldOP
    5·
    4 months ago

    Yes, all weakened and then blown over in a recent storm. Corrosion from sea-salt in the air maybe? There are tens of them about, which does not seem normal

    • adam_y@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      4 months ago

      Not just sea salt. Signs down across Glasgow and I think that’s chip salt and neglect.

      • pip1@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        4 months ago

        Hadn’t considered that, grit lorries must fling a lot at the base with each pass.

        • YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world
          1·
          4 months ago

          Are you all talking about ice melting/traction increasing salt? That stuff is so gross to me, in my state they said some 60% of waterways and bodies were overly salinated and basically ruined, and that was several years ago with no real sign that it would have slowed down. All because of over salting, or at least mostly because of that.