State Budget
Our state budget is in a great deal of trouble right now. It seems that because of spending caps and amendments that must be funded, a lot of hard decisions have to be made. This is going to impact a lot of programs and services. As a cost saving measure, I propose we quit making and posting highway signs. At least here, speed limit signs are very outdated. Very few people drive the speed limit, most drive so fast those signs are just a blur.
Then there is the other side of the spectrum, the people that are in the left hand lane driving 45 miles per hour on a 75 mile per hour interstate. We can do away with the, ‘Slow Traffic Keep Right’ signs as well. Those people are slow, in more ways than one.
‘Yield’ signs can definitely go. People come flying down the entrance ramp, give you the one finger salute because you cannot get over, stick their foot in the accelerator, zoom past you and give you another “wave”.
The, ‘Right Lane Ends In 2,000 Feet’ signs have outlived their usefulness as well. Most drivers never took the time to learn, or have forgotten, their right from their left. The only value of these signs is to let you know there is going to be a traffic jam ahead as everyone tries to merge.
We should quit making and posting highway signs and use the money saved to support services we truly need, like ambulances and Flight for Life helicopters.
Then there is the other side of the spectrum, the people that are in the left hand lane driving 45 miles per hour on a 75 mile per hour interstate. We can do away with the, ‘Slow Traffic Keep Right’ signs as well. Those people are slow, in more ways than one.
‘Yield’ signs can definitely go. People come flying down the entrance ramp, give you the one finger salute because you cannot get over, stick their foot in the accelerator, zoom past you and give you another “wave”.
The, ‘Right Lane Ends In 2,000 Feet’ signs have outlived their usefulness as well. Most drivers never took the time to learn, or have forgotten, their right from their left. The only value of these signs is to let you know there is going to be a traffic jam ahead as everyone tries to merge.
We should quit making and posting highway signs and use the money saved to support services we truly need, like ambulances and Flight for Life helicopters.
posted by Ralph at 5:26 AM
4 Comments:
Although it was very funny, Ralph, do I detect a hint of a rant??
Most definitely Cliff, he's ranting!
Okay maybe a little ranting. All the things I talked about took place within a 30 mile drive. I left many of the adjectives I used to describe the drivers in the car.
Ralph
But ranting is what you do best!!!
Greg read this to me up at the cabin this weekend and it made me laugh, especially in context of my recent red light violation. :-)
Signs and lights are overrated anyways.
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