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Highway sign question,.........
Marc1301
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About 3 months ago, I started noticing these electronic signs popping up on the side of the road. All I have seen are on major routes in this area.
They are mounted on black poles, and the signs are roughly 4 feet tall, by 2.5/3 feet wide,....this is an estimate of course.
Until about a week ago, all of them I saw simply said 'test' many times on them.
Suddenly the 'click it or ticket' logo replaced the other text.
I am asking because I can't believe that this county has spent all of this money to say 'click it or ticket' for the billionth time concerning seat belts.
They are mounted about where a normal DOT highway sign would be, so combined with the new message these things must belong to the county, DOT, or the police.
Just curious if any of you live in areas where they waste money for such incredibly stupid projects, or if they have some other purpose.
Maybe they are common in metro areas, but I don't live in one. We have between 300/350K residents in this county last I saw.
They are mounted on black poles, and the signs are roughly 4 feet tall, by 2.5/3 feet wide,....this is an estimate of course.
Until about a week ago, all of them I saw simply said 'test' many times on them.
Suddenly the 'click it or ticket' logo replaced the other text.
I am asking because I can't believe that this county has spent all of this money to say 'click it or ticket' for the billionth time concerning seat belts.
They are mounted about where a normal DOT highway sign would be, so combined with the new message these things must belong to the county, DOT, or the police.
Just curious if any of you live in areas where they waste money for such incredibly stupid projects, or if they have some other purpose.
Maybe they are common in metro areas, but I don't live in one. We have between 300/350K residents in this county last I saw.
"Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here." - William Shatner
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Installed by Democrats who think we all are stupid.
Probably there to warn of emergencies, accidents, amber alerts and such. And when there are no such events ongoing, they put up a safety message.
What he said.
That seems pretty easy to figure.
I'm sure it is easy if you live in a metro type area.
Simply asking a question, and BTW,......I pretty much figured that was the purpose.
I still would like to know who owns them, and what it cost us for something that's basically totally useless in this area.
They are all over Illinois,...........a state that is billions in the red
Are they paid for/owned by the state, or individual counties?
The Illinois Department of Transportation
Thanks,...I'm sure it is most likely the same here, and state related.
If it was county, I was going to make some not so nice phone calls.
I guess the geniuses in Tallahassee decided this county is large enough to 'invest' in these extremely important devices now.
Maybe.[}:)]
quote:Originally posted by Rocky Raab
Probably there to warn of emergencies, accidents, amber alerts and such. And when there are no such events ongoing, they put up a safety message.
What he said.
What they said
I really need to see 'click it or ticket' again, and they are too small to display an amber alert unless people slam on the brakes and stop to read it.
Another total waste of money by the state government.[xx(]
"Stimulus" money.
Much like a budget held in business...
If the funds aren't spent by the end of the fiscal year...
The budget is generally reduced for the following years.
So the state decided that any money spent would assure more money to be had...
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
Probably there to warn of emergencies, accidents, amber alerts and such. And when there are no such events ongoing, they put up a safety message.
+1
& You maybe getting some road construction/bridge work soon.?
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
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"Stimulus" money.
This makes the most sense.
Also as was said above,....all the ones I have seen are on 'state roads', so I guess they belong to the state.
Stimulus, state, county, city,.....doesn't matter to me , I view them as a waste of money.
These are not like the temporary electronic construction signs you see, these are permanent installations.