Apparently, this is a new thing

"Brian, The Life of" (familycar) 03/07/2017 at 11:37 • Filed to: None

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I saw this on a freeway sign on I5 the other day. I’ve since come to understand it is not some local CalTrans person daydrinking  doing this but is state-wide.

For Sweden > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:41

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That seems quite assumptive tbqh, especially with Comic-Con coming up in a few months

HammerheadFistpunch > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:42

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They’ve been doing cutesy messages for about 6 months where I am. Some aren’t bad.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:44

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Pedestrians also shouldn’t be on the highway.

Brian, The Life of > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 11:45

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The main reason this sign is so weird.

diplodicus > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:47

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Why does your highway have a catch fence?

Jcarr > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:49

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I think it’s nationwide, actually. I see messages like this all the time in Iowa.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > For Sweden 03/07/2017 at 11:50

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But some comicon goers do have armor...of varying degrees of effectiveness from “not bad” to “likely to increase injuries to the wearer”.

Shoop > diplodicus 03/07/2017 at 11:51

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Because the pedestrians don’t have armor

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:52

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It’s basically the PD saying pedestrians shouldn’t be here, but they are so be careful.

Similar to these new roads they are building by me with “pedestrian islands” that are designed to help save jaywalkers lives. Yes, they are literally building features that are encouraging illegal road crossing...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:52

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I have the idea that these signs are bought first and a use found later. Found around where I live:

“Share the road—Drive carefully around bicycles”

“Don’t drive around the gates at level crossings”

“Speed limits enforced by radar”

I’d love to get hold of the controls for a day.

“Save the whales”

“Don’t look now but there’s a cop behind you”

“Bush did 9/11"

“No farting with your windows up—$1500 maximum fine”

404 - User No Longer Available > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 11:53

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Not as uncommon as you think.

http://www.citynews.ca/2014/12/19/pedestrian-struck-on-hwy-401-near-port-hope-has-died/

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/01/19/pedestrian-struck-by-bus-killed-near-401

http://www.citynews.ca/2016/11/17/man-hit-truck-highway-401/

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 11:54

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Pedestrians also shouldn’t be on the highway.

I don’t give a shit. Sorry to come off cold, but I don’t. The only person to blame is the moron who walks down the 401.

Alfalfa > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 11:57

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They’ve been doing this in Utah for years now. Sometimes they even contain terrible puns or sci-fi references.

404 - User No Longer Available > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 12:03

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Oh I totally agree, let natural selection do its thing. Just showing every sign has a story behind it, and it certainly won’t stop ambulance chasers.

McMike > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 12:04

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  BE ALERT

  PEDESTRIANS

DON’T HAVE A CLUE

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 12:08

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There’s one they like to put up about going around the gates on level crossings. Message, good. Placement, wut.

I think they buy the signs first and figure out what to do with them second.

404 - User No Longer Available > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 12:08

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You mean order... AFAIK our road signs in Ontario are done by prisons.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 12:21

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Some maybe, but not all. Some come from this place near me.

And definitely not the electronic ones.
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/01/20/liberals-unveil-new-650gs-highway-signs

Bonus: There’s another good example of good message, bad placement in that article.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > McMike 03/07/2017 at 12:22

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BE ALERT

JAYWALKERS ARE +10 POINTS

Brian, The Life of > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 12:24

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IT IS OK TO PIT

THAT LEFT LANE PRIUS

xyzabc > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 12:25

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Don’t think “Armor” would help Pedestrians in that environment.

If anything, it’d just keep all the remains in a handy take-home container for the EMS Responders.

xyzabc > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 12:26

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“Do Not Speed Up to Run-Over Small Animals. $500 Fine.”

Brian, The Life of > xyzabc 03/07/2017 at 12:26

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Depends on the armor, I suppose.

xyzabc > diplodicus 03/07/2017 at 12:27

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...because the Pitcher is very erratic.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 12:30

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someone just got splatter on one of the main routes into Boston just before morning rush hour. It completely F’d up traffic for the morning. I heard up to 3.5 hrs to get into the city. they have no idea what the person was doing crossing the main highway.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > xyzabc 03/07/2017 at 12:32

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Welp, BRB sending the MTO a $2000 cheque... Or are geese fair game? I feel like geese should be fair game. A driving related life ambition is to find one of those people who stop for a family of geese crossing the road, blow by them and take out the whole flock.

...did I just say that out loud?

xyzabc > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 12:34

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facw > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 12:35

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I think it’s that there are a small number of circumstances where they have a message they need to display, but then they figure it is a waste to leave them blank the vast majority of the time so they put up safety messages otherwise (I wouldn’t be shocked if distracting drivers caused a negative net safety impact, but who knows).

ateamfan42 > HammerheadFistpunch 03/07/2017 at 12:37

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Same here-- a few even were chuckle worthy. If thet get even one idiot to put down his cell phone and watch the road, they’ll be worth it.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > facw 03/07/2017 at 12:46

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Probably, but what? “Road x moving well y moving slowly” just diverts traffic from one to another and it’s largely inaccurate inside 5 minutes. Safety messages are filler, like you said.

The only thing I can think of that’s vaguely useful is “Travel time to X”, but if that’s it... gimme my tax dollars back. find your $650k PER SIGN somewhere else.

AfromanGTO > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2017 at 12:49

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How about pedestrians stay out of the area for cars. If they can’t agree to that they must share their bed with a 70s Caddy.

facw > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/07/2017 at 13:16

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Diverting traffic can be useful, especially if there is an accident. Of course a GPS with traffic makes them largely obsolete.

Brian, The Life of > xyzabc 03/07/2017 at 14:19

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“Here’s the windup ... OH! Juuuust a bit outside.”