yorik Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 It scared the shit out of a motorcyclist there last night as it turned to white when he was turning left. Fair bit of panicky searching for the lorry he thought was coming at him. It's going to be a nightmare on a rainy night when it's reflecting off the wet road as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Just now, yorik said: It scared the shit out of a motorcyclist there last night as it turned to white when he was turning left. Fair bit of panicky searching for the lorry he thought was coming at him. It's going to be a nightmare on a rainy night when it's reflecting off the wet road as well It's horrendous. Didn't quite realise how bright it would be. How anyone was allowed to put something like that there is beyond me. It's an unnecessary distraction at a busy junction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorik Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Extract from the planning consent granted Dec 2021: 6. The screen shall at all times be fitted with a light sensor, to adjust the brightness oft he display to changes in ambient light levels. At no time shall the luminance of the display exceed the thresholds contained within the Institute of Lighting Professionals guidance document PLG05 (The Brightness of Illuminated Advertisements 2015) or any subsequent amendment/replacement of that guidance (set at 600cd/m2 for daylight and 300cd/m2 for hours of darkness. Reason: In the interests of amenity and road safety. Wonder if it will be checked... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, yorik said: Extract from the planning consent granted Dec 2021: 6. The screen shall at all times be fitted with a light sensor, to adjust the brightness oft he display to changes in ambient light levels. At no time shall the luminance of the display exceed the thresholds contained within the Institute of Lighting Professionals guidance document PLG05 (The Brightness of Illuminated Advertisements 2015) or any subsequent amendment/replacement of that guidance (set at 600cd/m2 for daylight and 300cd/m2 for hours of darkness. Reason: In the interests of amenity and road safety. Wonder if it will be checked... Given that when it changes from a dark to light colour it's rather like a camera flash going off, I doubt the above is being met. ETA: it may just be the starkness of contrast between dark and light that makes it appear that way, so perhaps the changeover needs to be less abrupt between ads. Edited November 11, 2022 by Capt_Mainwaring Addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 after it has been hacked a few times and gay porn shown during the school run it will get removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorik Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: ETA: it may just be the starkness of contrast between dark and light that makes it appear that way, so perhaps the changeover needs to be less abrupt between ads. Another provision is that no wipes or transitions are allowed, changes have to be within 0.1s So that's on planning's shoulders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, yorik said: Another provision is that no wipes or transitions are allowed, changes have to be within 0.1s Is there a regulation covering this for billboards, and what is the reason for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorik Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Two-lane said: Is there a regulation covering this for billboards, and what is the reason for it? Not sure. It's a condition of the planning approval https://services.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/planningapplicationdetails.iom?ApplicationReferenceNumber=20/01481/D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 From: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856418310632 "When drivers’ opinions of this distraction have been investigated, it has also been found that drivers perceive videos, special effects and animation on roadside advertising, to be more distracting (Yellappan et al., 2016, Smiley et al., 2005). Therefore, changeable roadside advertising (i.e., active) has been shown to have a stronger effect on driver distraction compared to static roadside advertising (i.e., passive)." Just common sense anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Two-lane said: Is there a regulation covering this for billboards, and what is the reason for it? Yes there must be as the Mount Murray had a battle to get advertising boards put up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 It adds to the ‘charm’ of that part of town perfectly. A Maccies, a drive thru Starbucks and a KFC now over seen by a big gaudy LCD bill board. Throw in a couple of petrol stations and it’s a microcosm of everything that’s shit about the UK that government seems to want to replicate here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorik Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Just been past this again today. Point 2 of the planning consent was that there are to be no moving images in the adverts. Pretty much all the ones I've seen are moving. Point 4 stipulates that the board shouldn't change more than once every 10 seconds. Pretty sure some ads show for shorter than that. Sat waiting in the petrol station watching this before someone comments about my driving 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 I am interested to hear if any of the posters who commented before Themis was turned on, stating it wasn’t an issue and that you would have to be a shit driver to be distracted by it have actually seen it in action yet? Especially in the dark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I don’t find it distracting, but I’m certainly concerned others will, the only positive is I can no longer see mobile phone screens lighting up the drivers face at night like some sort of horror story behind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 14 hours ago, Asthehills said: I am interested to hear if any of the posters who commented before Themis was turned on, stating it wasn’t an issue and that you would have to be a shit driver to be distracted by it have actually seen it in action yet? Especially in the dark? I’ve seen it. My thought process usually goes “Ooh that’s bright. I’d best not look at it because I’m supposed to be concentrating on the road”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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