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From: larry_scholnick on 30 Apr 2010 15:43 You are driving along a freeway and you see a sign of the following type: Destination Next Exit (or Next Right) You take that next Exit/Right and then the exit splits - East vs. West, North vs. South, or whatever - and there's no clue as to whether the previously signed Destination is to Left or to the Right at the split. Someone in the highway department should be shot, or at least forced to stand out there directing hapless motorists which way to go to get to the destination.
From: US 71 on 30 Apr 2010 15:56 "larry_scholnick" <larry_scholnick(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c2887ee2-abce-47cb-b28e-4aba89af496d(a)6g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > You are driving along a freeway and you see a sign of the following > type: > > Destination > Next Exit (or Next Right) > > You take that next Exit/Right and then the exit splits - East vs. > West, North vs. South, or whatever - and there's no clue as to whether > the previously signed Destination is to Left or to the Right at the > split. > > Someone in the highway department should be shot, or at least forced > to stand out there directing hapless motorists which way to go to get > to the destination. NB I-59 @ US 98 in Hattiesburg, MS
From: Ralph Herman on 30 Apr 2010 15:56 On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:43:36 -0700, larry_scholnick wrote (in article <c2887ee2-abce-47cb-b28e-4aba89af496d(a)6g2000prg.googlegroups.com>): > You are driving along a freeway and you see a sign of the following > type: > > Destination > Next Exit (or Next Right) > > You take that next Exit/Right and then the exit splits - East vs. > West, North vs. South, or whatever - and there's no clue as to whether > the previously signed Destination is to Left or to the Right at the > split. > > Someone in the highway department should be shot, or at least forced > to stand out there directing hapless motorists which way to go to get > to the destination. Standard operating procedure for Caltrans. Some other Caltrans pet peeves for the directionally challenged are the failure to place cardinal directions on route junction assemblies. Or place ANY type of route marker assembly BEFORE a junction. Ralph
From: richard on 30 Apr 2010 16:00 On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:43:36 -0700 (PDT), larry_scholnick wrote: > You are driving along a freeway and you see a sign of the following > type: > > Destination > Next Exit (or Next Right) > > You take that next Exit/Right and then the exit splits - East vs. > West, North vs. South, or whatever - and there's no clue as to whether > the previously signed Destination is to Left or to the Right at the > split. > > Someone in the highway department should be shot, or at least forced > to stand out there directing hapless motorists which way to go to get > to the destination. When I first started driving a truck, I found out quickly that in like Dallas Tx, they had a bad habit of posting exit sign information after the exit only. So unless you knew where you were supposed to be in advance, you got screwed. Eventually, they finally added more signs. What I find even more irritating is, when they use exit signage only local residents would know about.
From: gpsman on 30 Apr 2010 18:48
On Apr 30, 3:56 pm, Ralph Herman <rlaher...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Some other Caltrans pet peeves for > the directionally challenged are the failure to place cardinal directions on > route junction assemblies. No kidding. "I-5 <town/s 1/2>". That might work if you know if town 1 or 2 is N or S of your current position. > Or place ANY type of route marker assembly > BEFORE a junction. I remember looking for the 101 one time and finally seeing this little marker, maybe 12" square, looks to be 100 years old, about 3' high, actually -on- the on ramp, canted at about 45° toward the surface street. Very helpful. What else boggles my mind is all the foliage they nurture with an army of landscapers. Looks pretty, but too often it blocks the view of highway traffic of vehicles coming down the on ramp, and the ramp traffic's view of the highway traffic until it reaches the wide point of the gore or beyond. I'm sure it has some purpose such as soil stabilization, but I wonder if 10-15' trees are the best choice. ----- - gpsman |