All of you in the U.K. know the sign I'm referring to: It's the one that's been popping up everywhere the last few years:

[Linked Image from electricityineducation.co.uk]

Shiny new "Danger of Death" signs have just appeared on every distribution pole around my little settlement.

I wonder whether this is down to orders from the Health & Safety Gestapo, or whether maybe the lawyers have been screaming "Liability" at PoCo bosses.

Either way, providing warning signs is one thing, but do we really need these "Danger of Death" placards on every single pole in the neighborhood?