Signs

Why would someone put that type of sign there, what is the meaning behind that?

Traffic signs are a way to control traffic. The traffic control device will or should control the flow of traffic. Many of these signs are not a suggestion, they are requiring drivers to do certain things. All of this is done for safety reasons. I am sure that there are many reasons why these signs were developed.

Take this sign for example. It means that littering is prohibited. Why would littering be prohibited? Well, it makes our community dirty, possibly unsafe, or for some other reason, that trash is not good for that spot.

Take for example, cigarettes. The filters they hold are not necessarily biodegradable. When smokers toss these cigarettes on the ground, they usually stay there, in that spot. If they are still burning, and they land in the grass, then they could catch the grass on fire. So what a concept, tossing cigarettes, lighted or put out cause troubles for our environment.

The next traffic sign actually controls the flow of traffic. It is not a suggestion, it is a demand. So why would people think that this sign is a suggestion? Why would you approach an intersection and not stop. This particular intersection is a blind intersection. The collisions here are usually bad. Surprisingly, this one was not that bad. No one went to the hospital, or were bleeding. When you find this sign, you should stop.

This next sign also controls the flow of traffic. It is a particular sign, directing drivers not to complete a specific maneuver. This sign prohibits a specific traffic maneuver. The city does not place a sign at every prohibited location. The ordinance says that you shall not complete this maneuver at traffic signals, a place where the flow of traffic is disrupted, if you have to stop and back up, or if a sign has been posted. If your at a traffic signal, the other side may have a green light to turn right. It may even be a dangerous curve or hill that does not allow a driver to see other vehicles.

So What sign do you hate? What sign do you think should not be there? "Sign, Sign, everywhere a sign....."