点评:⭐ 1-star review — Ortigia/Syracuse road signage
Beautiful place — absolutely appalling signage for drivers
Ortigia is a beautiful place, but the road signage and traffic restrictions for visitors are an absolute nightmare.
We were driving a rental car and trying to follow the road signs normally. Within two minutes, we were recorded by cameras entering two different restricted areas.
We subsequently received two separate fines — one for entering a lane reserved for other vehicles and another for entering a pedestrian/restricted traffic area.
I accept that the restrictions exist and, having eventually been shown the photographs, I accept that the car was recorded entering the restricted areas. That isn’t the point.
The problem is the clarity and positioning of the signage. If you are a tourist driving an unfamiliar rental car through Syracuse, the road layout, lane markings and restrictions are extremely difficult to understand in time to make the correct decision.
What makes this particularly frustrating is that these areas are camera enforced, so a momentary mistake becomes an expensive penalty rather than an opportunity to correct your route.
Surely the priority should be preventing motorists from entering restricted areas, not simply photographing them after they’ve made the wrong decision.
Put much larger signs up BEFORE the point of no return. Clearly state that the lane/road is restricted, that cameras are operating, and give visitors an obvious alternative route.
We have now paid the fines, so this isn’t about avoiding responsibility or getting out of paying. It’s about warning other tourists.
If you’re visiting Ortigia with a rental car, be extremely careful. Don’t assume that following the road ahead means you’re allowed to continue. Check every sign and road marking very carefully.
Ortigia deserves better than leaving visitors with a £/€ bill and a very sour impression of driving in Syracuse.
Beautiful Ortigia. Terrible road signage. 1 star for the driving experience.
翻译:⭐ 1星评价 —— 奥蒂吉亚/锡拉库萨的路标问题
一个美丽的地方——但对司机而言,路标设置简直糟糕透顶
奥蒂吉亚是个美丽的地方,但针对游客的道路标识与交通限制措施简直是一场噩梦。
我们驾驶着租来的车,试图按照常规指示行驶。结果不到两分钟,摄像头就记录下我们进入了两个不同的禁入区域。随后我们收到了两份罚单——一份是因为驶入了仅供其他车辆使用的车道,另一份则是因为进入了行人专用区或交通限制区。
我承认这些限制措施确实存在;在最终看到相关照片后,我也承认车辆确实被记录为进入了那些限制区域。但这并非问题的关键。
真正的问题在于交通标志的清晰度及其设置位置。如果你是一名游客,驾驶着不熟悉的租赁车在锡拉库萨行驶,面对复杂的道路布局……车道标记及相关限制规则实在难以在短时间内理解,从而做出正确判断。
最让人沮丧的是,这些区域都装有监控摄像头,因此哪怕只是片刻的失误也会导致高昂的处罚,而根本没有机会来纠正自己的行车路线。
显然,当务之急应当是防止驾驶员进入禁入区域,而不是在他们做出错误选择后才对其进行拍照记录。在无法掉头或回头的地点之前,应设置尺寸更大的告示牌。上面要明确说明该车道/道路是限行区域、有监控摄像头在工作,同时给出给游客的其他可行路线。
我们现在已经缴清了罚款,所以此举并非为了逃避责任或拒付费用,而是为了提醒其他游客。
如果您是租用汽车前往奥蒂吉亚岛旅游,务必格外小心。切莫以为沿着前方的路走就代表可以继续前行。请仔细检查每一个指示牌和道路标记。
奥蒂基亚岛理应给游客留下更好的印象,而不该让他们付出高额费用,并对在锡拉库萨开车产生糟糕的体验。
美丽的奥蒂基亚岛,糟糕的道路指示系统。驾驶体验只能给1颗星。