Vehicles to remain stationary whilst patrol is in road

[Somewhatfoolish]

I lost my Solihull virginity the other day going to a work thing, and tbh it was quite a lot nicer than I expected it to be. Anyways, a couple of miles from hotel on the way to KFC (precisely as "nice" as I expected it to be) there was a road sign I've never seen before - you can see it here (and there's one leaving the roundabout as well.

The road sign says:

Sign said:

Police Notice

Vehicles to remain stationary whilst patrol is in road.

What does this mean? My immediate thought was it's about lollipop ladies but a) there doesn't seem to be a school especially close to there b) someone who ignores a lollipop lady is unlikely to read that sign.

Edited by Somewhatfoolish on Thursday 14th May 23:49

[Greendubber]

I grew up in Solihull, did you go to the KFC in Shirley and can you recall where the sign was?

[InitialDave]

There's a school off Union Road (west off the roundabout from that streetview image, then left down to the end of Coombe Road).

So probably crossing patrol for the route kids walk to get there.

[Somewhatfoolish]

Greendubber said:

I grew up in Solihull, did you go to the KFC in Shirley and can you recall where the sign was?

That's right (in my defence it was very convenient - was in a Tesla and it's very close to a supercharger, so it made a cunning route). I linked to a streetview picture of the sign in the OP but if you can't see it for whatever reason (well both of them - they're in both directions) it is outside a pub called the Woodmans Rest.

[Somewhatfoolish]

InitialDave said:

There's a school off Union Road (west off the roundabout from that streetview image, then left down to the end of Coombe Road).

So probably crossing patrol for the route kids walk to get there.

Well that's the only interpretation I could come up with of "patrol", a lollipop lady, but a) it's a very obscure term and b) the sign doesn't say anything other than the law and why on earth would someone obey the sign but not the lady herself?

[Racing Newt]

It is possible that there is a Police "patrol" by the mounted section, there are regular patrols of the town centre and surrounding areas of the football grounds in Barnsley and Sheffield.

[768]

Like this?

[LivLL]

OP go a little bit back up the road and theres a school crossing patrol sign. The blue one is for the knobheads who get to the crossing and try to bully their way past 'cause their time is far more important than kids safety. Sadly, some wkers ignore those too.



Keep clear markings in the road where the blue sign is give you some clue of the behaviour of people in that area.

[Ian Geary]

School crossing patrol is the "official" name for lollipop men and women.

Many have been cut around my way, but they had cameras in their lollipops to combat growing road rage ans bad driving.

What can you say? Some people don't deserve the effort society puts into trying to make things nice for them.

[InitialDave]

Somewhatfoolish said:

Well that's the only interpretation I could come up with of "patrol", a lollipop lady, but a) it's a very obscure term and b) the sign doesn't say anything other than the law and why on earth would someone obey the sign but not the lady herself?

I agree it might be better if it explicitly said "school crossing patrol" for those who are unfamiliar with or have forgotten the correct term, but I expect the wording is defined as that in legislation somewhere.

As for why people might not stop, well, the country is full of selfish, stupid people who are incapable of driving sensibly and with courtesy unless practically forced to.