BANNERS

Football hooligan loses bid to overturn ban (Peterborough Today)
A FOOTBALL hooligan who punched, kicked and threw road signs at opposing fans lost an appeal to overturn his nine-year ban. (05/09/2008)

Portable GPS Device safely guides drivers to destinations. (ThomasNet)
Using text-to-speech, hands-free Bluetooth®, and optimized triangulation technologies, NAVIGON 7200T helps increase travel accuracy without increasing driver distraction. Reality View Pro(TM) feature displays photo-realistic 3D views with actual road signs and lane guidance for highway interchanges and exits, while Lane Assistant Pro(TM) feature prepares drivers to make upcoming exit or turn. ...

Parking problems (Big Bear Grizzly)
There is a grassroots move to promote Big Bear as a bicycle-friendly community. The Big Bear Valley Trails Coalition has spearheaded a move to find safe routes throughout the Valley. Share the Road signs are visible on Valley highways.

A.M. Report (The Journal News)
Grove Street/Prospect Avenue: Chalk drawings of sexual organs and people having sex were found on road signs Friday morning.

LOCAL NEWS (The Mississippi Press)
GAUTIER — The worst of damage to public property in Gautier on the day Hurricane Gustav struck may have been about $1,650 worth of city road signs plowed down Monday night on Graveline Road, city officials said on Tuesday.

Daily briefing (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Bike Fort Collins sponsors monthly "Bike Lunch Talks" the second Wednesday of each month. On Sept. 10, city traffic engineer Joe Olson will talk about traffic signal timing, signal actuation for cyclists, and the new "share-the-road" signs that went up in the spring.

British signs tell drivers 'Slow You Down' (UPI)
WIVETON, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Officials in Norfolk, England, aren't shy about using their regional dialect, posting "Slow You Down" road signs.

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Metal thieves halts road upgrade (The Star)
Contractors upgrading the R-300 from a four- to six-lane dual carriageway spend over R70 000 a week replacing stolen road signs. And contractors say unscrupulous metal thieves from surrounding areas could be the culprits.

Clayton adding bike lanes, racks, lockers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
CLAYTON — Almost a decade after Share the Road signs first appeared on Clayton streets, officials here are trying to make their city less of an uphill ride for bicyclists. Bicycle racks are sprouting up across town — 18 in the past year.