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ISLAND ART

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 DRIVERS WORLD

There are approximately ten thousand miles of roads in the U.K. the majority of which are lined with verges, central reservations and dotted liberally with roundabouts.

The latter are more commonly called �islands� by most motorists and Britain has cornered the world market in their usage. You can�t drive far on any road in the British Isles without having to negotiate one - much to the confusion of visitors from abroad.

You could describe the phenomena as �islands on islands�.

In recent years there has been a growing trend to make these sites more interesting by decorating them with what DRIVERS WORLD has dubbed �Island Art�, a lot of which can be extremely imaginative and relevant to the area in which it is located. A good example of this is �Spitfire Island� in Birmingham.

The average motorist drives approximately 12,000 miles a year and, if the drivers� observation is as good as it should be, cannot fail to come across these displays from time to time.

For the benefit and enjoyment of all motorists world wide you are invited to send in any photographs which you feel may fit in well with the idea of �Island Art�.

You can send them in via the Forum or Email and if thought appropriate your shot will be included for display with all the others.

The material will become the property of DRIVERS WORLD, but if you would like accreditation please include your name and home town. It would also be useful if you could give a brief location and any background information concerning the �art� involved.

To get Island Art started DRIVERS WORLD has kicked it off with 60 or so items to try and give a flavour of what is required.

Drive Safely.

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Last updated:

J.Duggan � 2006