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Letter: Warning signs

Published 15 April 2014

From John Richmond

I always wondered why smokers ignored “No Smoking” signs at the entrance to London Waterloo Station. It seems the reason can be found in your invisibility special (22 March, p 32): the prohibition signs prompt smokers to smoke!
Worcester Park, Surrey, UK

Issue no. 2965 published 19 April 2014

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