• PapaStevesyEnglish
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    I think it’s the serif font, more than the lack of capitalization, that weirds me out.

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    The only stop sign where rolling through real slow is probably fine

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      Legally speaking, it’s not DOT compliant and unenforceable. So you don’t have to stop at all. And if you want to, you can actually file a complaint and have it taken down. Traffic control signs must be approved and provided by the city/county.

      Anecdotal: I filed a complaint when neighbors erected a speed limit sign in our neighborhood and put a camera on it. They were told to take it down or it will be forcefully removed and they’ll be fined for the time and labor involved. It was removed about two weeks later.

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        How do you presume to know what legal jurisdiction this sign is in?

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        Are you for real? Was it a homemade sign? Share a pic if you have one. Just super curious

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          This happened about 4 years ago. I did sit and think about where I would have a copy of this photo. I couldn’t find it. That said, yes it was a homemade sign. Wooden post, speed limit said 15 and it was overall about half the size of a real DOT one.

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              Lots of neighborhoods have a nosy neighbor that always get into everyone’s business or tries to police others. Grateful I no longer have to deal with someone like that. If you’ve never dealt with someone like that, I hope you never have to.

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    Sovereign Citizens will have a field day with this.

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      SovCits have field days with pretty much any rule they don’t like. They’re prime examples of why we need to be removing warning labels on everything; they’re an end result of far too little chlorine in the gene pool.

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        my theme song is bluegrass

        spoiler

        My Daddy was a man of letters
        My Mama was a head of state
        And when they got their chromosomes together
        They gave me all of their recessive traits
        I’m an embarrassment to evolution
        My disposition is unstable and cruel
        My blood’s a catastrophic blend
        'Cause I’m from the shallow end of the gene pool
        My IQ is a negative number
        I’ve got a sense of humor no one can stand
        And my development was seriously encumbered
        By playing music with the Lounge Lizards band
        I’m a social director’s nightmare
        At dinner parties I just babble and drool
        It’s not easy making friends
        When you’re from the shallow end of the gene pool
        Chorus:
        I’m from the shallow end of the gene pool
        My x-rays make the doctors laugh
        When they tried to chart my EEG waves Well I wasn’t even on the graph
        Biological research is booming
        They’re making breakthroughs like you wouldn’t believe
        They say genetic engineering in humans
        Will someday soon be a reality
        I’m gonna get me a DNA transplant
        They’re gonna rearrange my molecules
        Some natural laws will have to bend
        To get me from the shallow end of the gene pool

        • PipedLinkBotBEnglish
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          Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

          my theme song

          Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

          I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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    it somehow feels condescending.

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    Very passive request. Depends how I’m feeling that day

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    “Excuse me sir/madame I would like to request that you please stop here by the solid line before progressing on. If it’s not too much bother that is. Thank you for your precious time”

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    I read something about this recently but I can’t remember where or find the article at the moment.

    These are sometimes installed at high-risk intersections. At these locations, it is thought that people become accustomed to seeing ordinary stop signs, fail to notice them, and fail to stop.

    The idea is that drivers unconsciously notice something is different and so these signs gain attention, hopefully restoring the original purpose of the sign.

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    submissive ass sign

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    Aren’t signs like these out up by a private entity, like an HOA? I think the law is that a public and legally enforceable sign is all caps and these are legally distinct enough that they can’t be confused for public signs (hence the lack of capitalization) but still communicate the intent.

    These signs are also unenforceable so you’re free to disrespect them if that’s how you feel.

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      Iirc they’re still treated as stop signs by insurance companies in the event of an accident

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        And/Or HOA-lead-with-clipboard-of-violations

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    “or whatevs” written in tiny font underneath, indistinguishable by passing drivers - as designed.

    Some say it wasn’t a good idea to make Becky (age 16) a city planner, but she sure is capable.