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ARE SIGNS OVERWHELMING US?

WILD COMMENT

POISON LAID, avalanche potential, river crossings, weight limits on bridges, pictures of undesirable animals. Whether temporary or permanent, signs on tracks tend to carry the weight of enforcement, and their numbers seem to be increasing.

Friends, who recently spent five months biking and tramping around the South Island, were struck by the number and variety of signs they encountered – far more than, say, 30 years ago. Certainly, authorities are more diligent

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