Road sign ruined by workers - can you find the mistake?

Motorists can't help but chuckle at a small blunder made by the local council when painting the road markings. As you make your way towards the junction of Marton Road and Newlands Road in Middlesbrough, you may find yourself scratching your head in confusion. A sign in bold letters catches your eye, instructing you to "KEEP CELAR" at the junction near the town centre, as reported by TeessideLive. However, it seems that the council workers accidentally swapped the letters L and E, resulting in the misspelling of "clear".

Residents of the North Yorkshire town couldn't resist snapping photos of the comical mistake as they passed through central Middlesbrough. Social media was abuzz with witty comments and playful jabs at the council's spelling error. One person even joked, "Is this for real? You must be kidding!" Meanwhile, others saw the lighter side of things, with one person stating, "Everyone makes mistakes, at least it made us all smile." Another chimed in with, "It's great to see that even our contractors can give us a good laugh."

This, however, is not the first time that local councils have caused a stir with their road marking mishaps. In Penge, south London, road workers painted the word "SLOW" backwards on the tarmac in January, leaving residents baffled. A local, Kim Cooper-Grindle, questioned the logic behind the mistake, asking, "Why would you need to go slow while looking in your rear-view mirror? You've already passed!" Similarly, in Chelmsford, Essex, the letter "f" was accidentally dropped from a road sign along the A131, leading to a prompt apology from the council.

But the blunders don't stop there. In 2022, a school in Brighton was ironically met with a misspelling of the word "school" on their road markings. This prompted some to suggest that the person responsible for painting the markings may need to go back to school themselves. And in another incident last year, a new road sign on the A167 informed drivers that the non-existent town of North Aycliffe was only five miles away.

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