You can fairly frequently come across a car or van with a “Baby on Board” sign in the window. Homer Simpson even wrote a song about them. But I frequently wonder what's the point?
Seriously, are people going to go, “I was going to accidentally rear-end that car, but OH NO! There's a BABY ON BOARD so I guess I can't!” Or maybe it's just a type of bragging. “Look at me, I have a baby and you don't!”
Just as dumb, in my opinion, are those decals I've been seeing more and more lately with stick figures of all the family members. Although I admit I found it hilarious when I saw one that was one stick person and a whole bunch of stick cats.
In the event that I ever have children at some point down the road, there are not going to be any signs and decals on my car...
Showing posts with label signs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label signs. Show all posts
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Things That Don't Make Sense
Traffic control signs where they don't seem to be needed
Every day, I pass by a corner where there is a sign informing people that left turns are not allowed between 9AM and 6PM. Usually, such signs are for the purpose of improving traffic flow during rush hour. But if that's the purpose of this sign, wouldn't it make more sense to have it say something like 3PM to 6PM? Plus, this sign is for people turning onto a major street from a minor one. In no way do these left turners from Livingstone Avenue ever affect Peardonville Road traffic. In fact, I often think the sign should have been turned 90 degrees, because it's the people left turning off of Peardonville there that frequently disrupt traffic since there's no left turn lane, particularly if there happens to be more than one person wanting to turn left.
But the really strange thing is that despite this sign, there still are almost always several vehicles there waiting to turn left. Some people just don't know how to read signs, apparently. Which leads me to my next Thing That Doesn't Make Sense...
Every day, I pass by a corner where there is a sign informing people that left turns are not allowed between 9AM and 6PM. Usually, such signs are for the purpose of improving traffic flow during rush hour. But if that's the purpose of this sign, wouldn't it make more sense to have it say something like 3PM to 6PM? Plus, this sign is for people turning onto a major street from a minor one. In no way do these left turners from Livingstone Avenue ever affect Peardonville Road traffic. In fact, I often think the sign should have been turned 90 degrees, because it's the people left turning off of Peardonville there that frequently disrupt traffic since there's no left turn lane, particularly if there happens to be more than one person wanting to turn left.
But the really strange thing is that despite this sign, there still are almost always several vehicles there waiting to turn left. Some people just don't know how to read signs, apparently. Which leads me to my next Thing That Doesn't Make Sense...
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