Posted on 11/03/2013 3:30:59 AM PST by LD Jackson
We have abridge over a bay here...it's where most of our accidents occur...
Stupid signs are "duck crossing".....cuz ducks can't read.
Why do we have deer crossing signs. This is Michigan, deer cross pretty much everywhere.
It's functional because the road runs between marshes on either side of it and the turtles do cross there...and for some reason, turtles never seem to be in a hurry to get to the other side.
No, they don't . Generally i agree with your view on warnings, but i doubt 20% of drivers understand the bridge icing, so i don't really have a problem with the sign.
But adding to your point, here in California every parking garage has a sign that says something ike "this structure has cancer causing agents, known to the State of California" or something like that. I always wondered, what do they expect us to do with that? Its not safe to park? or is it? Make up your damn mind State of California. Why put it on me? Why is that sign even there?
You could get a government grant to study the answer to that question, if your really cared.
Icy bridge signs have been around longer than warning labels on cigarette packages. I’ve never paid much attention to them. However, in winter 1972, I spun a friend’s car around on a bridge and smacked into a guard rail. Since then I’ve taken icy bridges seriously.
That reminds me of the story of the woman who called the highway department to ask them to move the “Deer Crossing” sign because too many deer were getting hit there and they should cross somewhere safer!
That must be an Obama voter, and Obama should definitely have had a warning label pasted on his forehead.
I would posit that these signs are making Americans more stupid than ever by short-circuiting natural selection.
We actually used to have a lot of accidental deaths. It usually involved someone doing something stupid— climbing a fence with a loaded gun, sticking hands into running farm equipment, etc. Life used to be filled with survival tests. Now, any idiot can live to a ripe old age.
I heard that one on WMAL’s Chris Plante Show (now a YT Vid) and laughed so hard I cried. It’s pitiful that there’s actually idiots/morons/cretins like that out there.
The deer crossing bit...
Moral of the story: Make soup.
Chris Plant played the actual call many times on his radio show. It was hilarious. Bob Newhart would have admired it.
Probably on Youtube.
Chris Plant played the actual call many times on his radio show. It was hilarious. Bob Newhart would have admired it.
Probably on Youtube.
We do watch the deer crossing signs here. The whole thing could be solved if we could attach flashing red noses to the deer. Hmmm Where have I see that before??
The absolute BEST one is the label on the Windshield Sun Screen:
Remove Sun Shield before attempting to operate vehicle.
The take-down manual for my Colt has a WARNING on EVERY PAGE. LOL.
I enjoyed the article and understood the message but this isn't intuitive at all. I'm an intelligent 52 year old man and until 10 years ago I didn't understand the purpose or reason for this. It actually requires an understanding of bridge construction, how the ground freezes and the relative warmth of the earth as opposed to the cold air of winter.
If I had to guess I would say the majority of people have no idea about the dynamics behind the signs.
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