In the town where I grew up EVERYBODY did a U-turn at the No U-Turns sign. It was so common they even paved the road a bit wider there where everybody got a wheel off into the grass turning around.
The parking downtown on Main Street was diagonal to the curb and if you cam from the wrong direction you had to turn around to park.
We also rode on the sidewalks downtown as kids despite the signs saying we couldn’t.
How about the FedGov ordering "mini-tanks" a billion MRE'S, a billion rounds of hollow-point ammunition, close to 200k FedGov employees under arms with the power to detain, arrest or shoot to kill at their discretion.
With our insane energy policy were financially less free. Ethanol has pushed up the price of food to record highs...taking your money. With a shinking economy your employer can cut your pay...make you work more hours and with 6 other poor souls lining up for your job....