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> Hmmm. Apparently written by a relative of the guy that wrote the
> Automobile Association Guide to Scottish Roads (vintage 1975) in
> which the road from Glen Something to Mallaig was described as
> "scenic single track, usually supplied with passing places".
>
> Kat
> who still has nightmares about the twisty coastal road that ran up
> and down steep hills with a sheer rock wall on one side and a
sheer
> drop to the sea on the other. In an encounter with a large tank
> truck, we backed up for 8 hellish miles to find one of those
passing
> places. I'm told the scenery was beautiful. Wouldn't know; I was
> huddled whimpering on the floor.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Kowalchuk <chris -at- bdk -dot- net>
> > Actually, from my limited experience, the British often go even
> farther
> > than Canadians, in that they don't want to insult your
> intelligence by
> > issuing a direct instruction, so instead they simply warn you of
> the
> > condition and let you make your own decision. My favourite
example
> is
> > from a road sign I saw in Wales. The road ran through unfenced
> pasture.
> > The sign said:
> >
> > "Sheep have no road sense."
> >
> > No "slow down" or "drive carefully", just a statement of fact.
