Unsignalized; Mad Cow Disease

[Tom Fenton]

The intended message might be no stop signs on cross streets. No traffic
lights is not news and is hardly worthy of a sign. No stop or yield signs on
crossing road is a dangerous deal.
--
Tom Fenton ( tom_fenton at attglobal.net )
----- Original Message -----
From: James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at AOL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: Unsignalized; Mad Cow Disease


> In a message dated 03/31/2001 11:36:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Ittaob at AOL.COM writes:
>
> > Rather than "unsignalized" or even "unsignaled", wouldn't "no traffic
lights
> >  at crossings, next 3 miles" convey the thought much more clearly and
> >  succinctly?
>
> Yes, I think you are right.  However, since traffic signs are designed for
> easy AND quick comprehension by a driver who should be keeping his eyes on
> the road, the sign should probably read
>
>      NO LIGHTS AT XINGS
>      NEXT 3 MILES
>
> Also, one I left out of my original posting.  In New Brunswick, on College
> Avenue (which is correctly named; it runs through the College Avenue
campus
> of Rutgers University), there is a sign reading
>
>     RANDOM PED XINGS
>
> (meaning that pedestrians are likely to be crossing the street other than
at
> marked crosswalks).
>
>      - Jim Landau
>
> P.S. I once read about a highway department which was wondering whether
> people actually read highway signs, so they allegedly posted a sign
reading
>
>        PASS WITH CAR
>
> and apparently nobody noticed.