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August 19, 2004 12:01 AM
Broken: Mall entrance sign
Here's one I found this morning in Orange, CT at the entrance to a shopping center. One sign reads "Right Lane Must Turn Right" while the sign at the turn reads "Do Not Enter."
Well, it could be worse. Every time I see one of those "must turn" signs, I keep anticipating the day when I see a sign that says:
"Right lane must turn left."
I suppose, if they were to put such directive signs on certain interstate mergings, we would see such a thing (i.e. I95 around Baltimore and D.C.).
There's been worse.
I've seen a stop sign with a "No Stopping at any time" sign under it.
Although I think that one was Photoshopped.
That useless sidewalk is a classic as well. A vestigial token of the days when we used to actually walk places, but no longer actually useful.
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Due to the constuction of the entrance, it appears that the "do not enter" sign should be replaced, or coupled with, a "no left turn" sign, as well as ensuring that the new signage is only visable to the opposing traffic that the original "do not enter sign" was intended for.
Posted by: joe at August 19, 2004 03:45 AM