I laughed when I first saw this sign, too. Installers of a sign here took greater lengths to explain to us what to do. But the lay of the land makes it a bit difficult to see oncoming traffic. Or vice versa.Īnother intersection a few miles away sits in the middle of farmland and a few small residences with large acreages. Although we have been skeptical about how this crossing would function, we have yet to see or hear any accidents happening here. ![]() But this was a subtle reminder to do so, even though a four-way light was still supposedly controlling the traffic. Naturally, we’re going to look both ways, no matter what. I had never seen this kind of sign before. I laughed out loud the first time I saw it. A lot of movable objects can be present at any given moment.Ī small, new sign was installed here as soon as the traffic signal began working. The new traffic signal has to accommodate walkers, bikers, trains, casual traffic, and tractor-trailers that barrel through and head either to a major landfill or to a convenience store headquarters. It also leads a regional hiking and biking trail across railroad tracks and toward a visitor center. Now it handles a state roadway that bypasses a small city. And they could appeal to his love of wry wit, too.Ī major intersection near the site of my weekday job was re-engineered this past year. ![]() Here in Suburbia USA, I’ve found some unique road signs that have made me think of Thoreau’s quote about looking and seeing. It’s an action with the multitasking demand built right into it. And to have any success at getting anywhere, we have to pay attention to everything happening around us. We who have driver’s licenses and cars, do. Henry Thoreau didn’t have to deal with automobiles, highways, and intersections. “The question is not what you look at but how you look & whether you see.” ~ Thoreau’s journal entry, August 5, 1851
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