Alpha Numeric Road Numbering- Like or Dislike?

[Fairlane]

Well see that all the states seem to be adopting this new policy of Alpha Numeric roads like the British system; I was wondering what everyone's opinion on it was.

Personally i hate the bloody thing- I though the old skool US "Interstate system" was great- Distinctive, Easy to spot & well known. The green and gold shield for the National Highways, Black & White shield for State Highways, the Blue Shield for Arterials and the Freeway/Metro road shields were great.

It was great when you were lost when travelling through some obscure town and all you need to do was find the nice old 'shield' and you knew all was well again.

These new signs seem like Alphabet soup to me, they all look the bloody same and they seem like a waste of tax payer dollars.

-Linkgage for those who dont know what im talking about

http://www.ozroads.com.au/NationalSystem/alpha.htm