[john70t]

Good signage prevents a majority of last second decisions:

-Most on-ramps merge but some don't. Same with freeway connections.
Arrows/signs are missing.
I've seen a lot of cars driving on the shoulder on the rumble strip next to a semi refusing to alter their situation. Hopefully nobody else is broken down there.

-Many thruways or byways have several names and directions.
This is not identified on ALL the signs.
Some overheads give names of some random small distant city instead of north vs south. Let's check the map quick.

-Major interstate exchanges sometimes have only one single overhead sign...right at the split...
Drivers then dart across four lanes. Totally safe.

-Merges for highway construction can be a problem.
They create wasteful accidents, idling, traffic jams, and general frustration for thousands of drivers per day.
MERGE RIGHT OR LEFT? WHAT ARE OTHER PEOPLE DOING?
It's a simple equation: Traffic flow X speed X amount of vehicles to place advance warning. GPS in temp signs. Give simple instructions to road crews. Hello? You have one job to do.

-Merge signs should be in:
Green (suggestion),
Yellow (no we really mean it unless you are turning),
Red (troopers collecting revenue or bodies...giving hefty fines to jackhats swerve-driving on the shoulder all the way to the front of the line). Solving budget problem one jackhat at a time.


-Too many signs can also be a problem.
1) This city removed parking spaces and lanes to install raised wide ~4ft concrete curb dividers for protecting bike lanes.
Good idea. Terrible implementation for both. You're fired.

2) These are broken into segments for the driveways. Every rounded face means an instant broken axle...instead of bouncing off a curb or getting reminder-slapped by rumble strips or cones. Both lanes tend to drive into the center. The irony is this 'super bike corridor' abruptly ends at the downhill where cars will turn right at speed and the bike lane is dumped into a huge impassible island curb. They literally have nowhere to go and are forced into traffic.

3) Trash collection bins have to be put on top the un-level dividers, which often topple over into the street.

4) The whipped cream on this poopcake engineering is installation of a wall of extra-large reflective wands all along the street on both sides and between lanes at cross-walks. The ones in the middle are destroyed within a week. When driving at night these reflect back and blind drivers of the neon corridor. It's absolutely blinding. The end result is an inability to see pedestrians crossing or dark trash cans in the street. From bad to worse for both mean of transportation.

5) Architects need a few years actually building houses before any license is bestowed.
Traffic engineers need a few years traveling the same path before being allowed to alter it for the better.

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