Talk:Battenburg markings
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[edit] Uniforms etc.
This article claimed that the black-and-white and blue-and-white chequer patterns came from the vehicle usage into uniforms etc, and grew to be generally associated as a symbol of the police.
This is incorrect. The Sillitoe Tartan chequer pattern has a long history (since the 1930s), and is used in many countries throughout the world (e.g. Australia, USA).
Mauls 01:34, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
- That's true, and it was considered fortunate during testing, although I believe the addition of the retro-reflective 'battenburg' style uniform stripes post dates the introduction of battenburg on vehicles. I will try and find a source for this. Owain.davies 07:47, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Spelling
If, as I suspect is true, this style of markings is named after Battenberg cake, then the whole article (including the page name) is mis-spelling "Battenburg", with a U instead of an E. For, the record, the origin of the name is German, where Burg means "fortified castle", and Berg means "mountain"; the anglicised version of "Battenberg" is Mountbatten. I thought I'd mention this first, rather than moving the article and changing all the spellings, in case the spelling is the one used in references (which I doubt, but anyway). --RFBailey (talk) 19:39, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
- That is true, and the article used to mention this. For some reason, the accepted spelling for the markings is with a 'u'. The two are used fairly interchangeably for things like the cake. Owain.davies (talk) 20:02, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
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- I would say generally accepted - even the posters at the ambulance station telling you how to clean the vehicle (as pressure washers can damage the markings) use the 'u', and they are from the manufacturers. That said, it is also not uncommon to see the cake spelt with a 'u' either, for a long time the Lyons brand was spelt this way, whereas the Mr Kipling was with an 'e', although i think they are both with an 'e' now. Owain.davies (talk) 08:29, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Is the statement with regards to colors allowed by civilians correct?
As I read it, it seems to be supported by a reference to a law which enacts EU regulations for vehicle lighting, rather than markings applied to a vehicle. John Nevard (talk) 00:58, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
The road vehicle lighting regs cover both lighting and reflectors - see reference 4, which is schedule 17 of the RVLR 1989, it is Part II which is relevant for optional reflectors. Hope that helps. OwainDavies (about)(talk) edited at 11:13, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
