UK re-research tips

[supersobes]

I think something important that should be considered if SCS decides to improve the UK in ETS2 is sign lights. This appears to be something fairly prominent on UK roads, and I feel it would be a cool little addition to ETS2. Mohegan13 wrote a good explanation here about the placement standards for sign lights.

It depends on the type of road and the location of the sign in a lit area.

Regulatory signs other than those relating to stopping or parking and speed limits need to be directly lit if located in a system of street lighting and within 50 meters of a street lamp.

Terminal speed limit signs (a sign which marks the change in a speed limit) must be lit if located on a principal A road, located in a system of street lighting and within 50 meters of a street lamp.

Certain warning road signs require lighting in all circumstances whilst other warning signs must be lit unless located on a single carriageway, non principal or non trunk road with a speed limit of 30mph or less.

Here are some reference images:

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[Janaff]

Zero-Emissions Vehicle Licence Plates
Starting in December 2020, vehicles that produce zero emissions can wear a licence plate with a green strip in the space where the EU strip was. It looks like this:

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The strip can also feature the 'GB' country identifier; time will tell which look becomes more common.

[bangermsuk]

Joined: 12 Mar 2017 21:19
Re: Wishlists Megathread
#4175 Post by bangermsuk » 18 Oct 2021 21:12

improvements to the uk & incorporated ireland and isle of man

london:
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.dacd801e257 ... ImgRaw&r=0


scotland: Aberdeen Harbour
https://sea-cargo.no/offices/aberdeen/
https://www.aberdeen-harbour.co.uk/sect ... d/ferries/

ireland:
There are five commercial ports in Northern Ireland (Belfast, Larne, Londonderry, Warrenpoint and Coleraine). With the exception of Larne (which is privately owned by P&O) they are all public trust ports. Belfast (Belfast Harbour website)

isle of man
The Isle of Man currently operates two marina facilities, one in Douglas on the East Coast, and one in Peel on the West Coast. There’s also accessible ports in Castletown, Derbyhaven, Laxey, Port Erin, Port St Mary and Ramsey worth exploring. During a visit to Douglas Marina you’ll find both commercial and private vessels.
https://www.bing.com/maps?q=isle+of+man ... e3e0c2e50A

uk: improvements of roads especially my own town (London). tighter side roads and larger main routes. north circular.

[Impersonalization_VD]

When working on reworking the UK it would be a great pity to miss this part of the motorway near London, where the Qeen Elizabeth II Bridge is located, and next to this bridge is the Dartford Tunnel which goes under the River Thames when I drove my father on a truck to England before 12 years ago, we went through this bridge and tunnel, I remember it now, scs not to forget this tunnel and add a bridge when reworking the UK
https://maps.app.goo.gl/GE8293AaW7Gd19L57 bridge
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jh2KDoKo6V9bzJ3H9 tunnel

[oldmanclippy]

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[SimulatorSam]

@oldmanclippy Those are lay-bys for vehicles to park in. It even has a parking sign (standard in Europe)

You may be thinking of single track roads but the Passing Place sign itself is not too common in my experience since it's obvious if the road is too narrow or not.

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[oldmanclippy]

@SimulatorSam serves me right for trying to give tips for another country than my own, thanks for the correction I knew the P is for Parking but I figured the primary purpose was for allowing easier overtaking, but I guess that doesn't make much sense now that I type it out lol

[truckrhys]

Newcastle upon Tyne inspiration


For Newcastle I have put together a collection of roads and landmarks I think would be important/interesting to add

1.the A19
The A19 is an important road for accessing important places such as cobalt business park as well as providing access from places along the coast up to Scotland, important features on the road that I can provide info for are the:

Tyne tunnel
This is 2 tunnels located under the river Tyne near the mouth , it is the lowest crossing of the river and is on the a19, near its mouth there are numerous interesting junctions linking to roads such as the coast road which goes into Newcastle city centre as well as being near to junctions to get to cobalt business park and multiple trading estates and the port of Tyne , the tunnel is a toll road costing £2.40 for cars and £4.80 for trucks however it has removed its toll booths and now you have to pay online

Link to location - https://maps.app.goo.gl/v4HdtnMSppGLat ... eview.copy



A19 to coast road grade separated junction
Located 2 junctions north of the Tyne tunnel this junction is a three level stacked roundabout, it is an important junction for connecting the coast road and the A19 up with each other allowing access into Newcastle city centre and into various business, retail and industrial parks as well as providing access to the port of Tyne and the ferry to Amsterdam

Link to location - https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5ckn64PyaDPpv ... eview.copy

Link to the A1
The junction connecting to the A1 is a trumpet interchange with a roundabout right in front of it, this is an important junction as it connects the two major roads together

Link to location - https://maps.app.goo.gl/BUV1KZfLJSXRGJ ... eview.copy

2.The coast road
The coast road is a road running from Newcastle city centre to North Shields and being an urban dual carriageway it features many interesting features such as the junction with the A167M https://maps.app.goo.gl/wfnhx6TFGWmcip ... eview.copy as well as going past a historic bridge which is now a path in Jesmond https://maps.app.goo.gl/KU8qPBRNLQQPcJ ... eview.copy




I hope this provides some use, feel free to ask me more about the area

[Madkine]

Re-posted from a PM:

Hi, I have seen scs are doing a UK rework. I live in Southampton which is just a generic 2 blocks in ETS2. Could you pass on this info to the developers?

- There should be no logging outside the city, it is a protected forest. Horse are around the roads to the SW.
- There is an oil refinery the other side of the water (the UKs biggest)
- the worlds biggest cruise ships stop here and would make a great drop off point
- there is an ikea
- there is a huge container port that also imports cars. The docks are massive and have multiple entrances
- Its famous for yachting and boating so there should be a prefab to reflect that
- There's an airport to the north of the city.
- HGVs enter the city from the north or west. I can map out the road if they want more info.

[HayesPacific]

One thing I'd like to add – something very common in country roads of the UK are trees overhanging the road.

Depending on their height, they usually don't just hang down, but rather are trimmed to 5.2m (17ft) above the road,
so that double decker buses and especially trucks with tall trailers (also common in the UK) are able to fit through.

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[image source: own footage, on the A385 west of Dartington, Devon]

Information source: Oxfordshire County Council website

Perhaps there could be special tree prefabs with this cutout on one side, placed along road splines like speed limit signs so they possibly face the right way automatically?
I realise it may not work quite like that as I haven't used the map editor, but I thought it may be a good idea in case it is possible to do it like that.

Quite a common sight, especially in forests or (like in the picture) when tall field hedges are right next to the road.