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Governments tend to overcomplicate things. It would literally take less than an hour to update the template they use for new signs. Less time than they took to

Governments tend to overcomplicate things. It would literally take less than an hour to update the template they use for new signs. Less time than they took to write this response. They don't have to change all signs at once, just phase this in for new signs. This is a decision that could be made by some small steering group or executive position, you don't need to invoke the whole parliament or government. Governments need to find a balance between acting quickly and "agile" and keeping important decisions to be considered carefully. There are so many low-hanging fruit, some silly like this, but some more useful, that you could really change in an instant, but are not.

scaryclam 9y ago
Though, as hinted at in the response, there's more to it than you're assuming, such as research to ensure the new signs are understandable. Changing things "just because" on your own software systems is fine if that's how you want to work. Changing signage that needs to be correct and understandable takes more effort and rolling back is expensive. I'd much rather see someone take an hour to write a response on why they're not going to make an unnecessary change to something like this, than waste a lot more time and money screwing around updating signage that works as it's meant to already.
cat199 9y ago
> This is a decision that could be made by some small steering group or executive position, you don't need to invoke the whole parliament or government. How do you think this is done already? No direct insight here but I'd be willing to wager money it doesn't require the 'whole parliament or government'..