Sign Overload

[blas]

Both ways to my bf's house, as you're driving along the areas where it's residential, recently I noticed, there are little signs (like the size of political signs you put on your lawn) facing the road, both directions, that say stuff like:

DRIVE SLOWLY!

PLEASE DRIVE SLOW. WE LIVE HERE!

PLEASE SLOW DOWN. WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN!

DRIVE SLOWLY, PEOPLE LIVE HERE!

Wow. If it's that bad, why is there not a cop sitting there, like any other "hot spot" in town (well it's a few miles out of town but still) where people speed?

Not only that, but bf said hardly anyone speeds there because of all the deer and other animals around here, anyone who would go ripping and tearing through there (at least at night) would be at huge risk. It's true, I see a deer almost every time I go there or leave.

And do people even read signs?

That just annoys me. A sign by every single house, pretty much, telling people not to speed.Well no, speeding is not ok and I'm not saying it is. I just think that many signs and no cops just says that the people are whining and trying to make a point, but it'd be better if the police were alerted and a cop could be nearby at least at certain times of day/night.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

There's a garden center on my way home that used to have big orange pylons they'd put out in the middle of the street telling you to slow down.

All those pylons accomplishes is making it damn near impossible to get through, since there are often cars parked on both sides of the street. The pylons are positioned so there's barely enough room for a car to creep through without hitting parked cars or the pylons.

Like I need to be reminded to drive slow when the street's narrow to begin with.

[blas]

These are just in people's yards, but it's so annoying.

Oh, and I forgot about the turtles. Someone went so far as to get two plastic lawn turtles and put red signs in their hands that wave like flags that say "SLOW DOWN!" on them.

Oh Cheese and Rice, people.

If that's the way people think they'll get others to comply, I'm going to buy a bunch of yard signs and put them along my balcony that say "SHUT UP, I'M SLEEPING!" "QUIET, VAMPIRE SLEEPING!" "I WORK NIGHTS AND HAVE A GUN!" or some other obnoxious crap that people won't even think twice about.

[bhskittykatt]

I recall hearing a story once about residents who complained about people speeding through a neighborhood. The city decided to fix the problem by raising the speed limit from 25 to 30mph.

That many signs would be annoying. One or two are fine, but you don't need one on every house. One block on my paper route has one sign on each end. That's more than sufficient!

[blas]

My bf did say that the former DA lives in one of those houses, and he may have had something to do with the persuasian of all the signs.

If so, he's such a cockmongering gutterbutt, I totally believe it.

[roothorick]

Take pictures next time. I wanna see that.

I've only ever seen ONE such sign, a "Thank You For Slowing Down", on a one-way residential road with no posted speed limit (so, 25). Uh, you're welcome, I guess? It weirded me out too.

The only place people speed here is on 41 and 441, and the cops camp the crap out of both, looking not only for speeders but drunks (drunk driving is a HUGE problem here).

[blas]

This is nearby the road where the angry inbred tried to spit rocks at my car two weekends ago, but it's up another hill and into a residential area.

Do you want pictures of the turtles or of the stupid signs? The turtles are a few miles away, right by where you come back into town. I can see if I can borrow my parents' camera.

[roothorick]

Do you want pictures of the turtles or of the stupid signs? The turtles are a few miles away, right by where you come back into town. I can see if I can borrow my parents' camera.

Both if you can.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I've also noticed those signs sprouting up, like herpes, on lawns around by me.

And I've caught the culprit for at least some of them: There's an insurance agency on my way home that has a sign on their lawn, advertising you can get those "slow down plz" from them for free.

[blas]

Some people really need to get a life, apparently.

I will see what I can do about those pics. Though it won't be until next week at the earliest.

And even though I don't have a lawn, I will very much consider getting my own signs.

[Mikkel]

On Fyn there is a speed elephant, it lifts the trunk if you drive under the speed limit. I think that's much better than any home made signs.

Link here.
May not be safe for work due to the unfortunate Danish word for speed.

[blas]

Fart is Danish for speed?

I fear I don't fart enough.

[Mikkel]

Fart is Danish for speed?

I'm afraid so . Not quite synonymous, but that is one of the meanings.

[roothorick]

I recall hearing a story once about residents who complained about people speeding through a neighborhood. The city decided to fix the problem by raising the speed limit from 25 to 30mph.

Aaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahah, even city hall has to deal with SCs I guess. Hey, if it's actually safe to go 30 on that road, why not?

[Chromatix]

In Britain you sometimes see plates under the speed-limit signs for residential zones, which have been hand-drawn by local children. It's supposed to get across the reason for the low (often 20mph now) speed limit.

I have no idea whether it actually works.