Hey, I’m not sure how should I review these generic signs, like bike lane numbers, simple arrow signs and similar. What rating is expected from me?
thumbs down for Permanent and Distinct
edit: I’ll elaborate. if it’s a marker for a trail, it can meet criteria as a great place to exercise and possibly explore. my original comment applies to generic infrastructure type signs which several of your descriptions sound like. the picture turns out to be an actual trail marker though.
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This is a trail marker, the Gherkin Cycle Path which is a 260km trail in Germany - https://www.brandenburg-tourism.com/poi/spreewald/bike-tours/gherkin-cycle-path-2/
Named trails are usually highly eligible, you are voting on the trail and not the marker. This looks like a repeater marker, there may be many similar markers in that area which might make them “not distinct”… if there’s another similar marker within several hundred metres then I’d tend to reject it. Markers at “decision points” - e.g. where the trail turns are - are better.
Roadside signs do look a bit generic anyway, that’s because there are usually strict laws about the materials that they have to be made from… for example, they usually have to be reflective and made from material that won’t shatter into harmful fragments.
By comparison, a standard cycle lane sign wouldn’t be an eligible marker.
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