Talk about Service! Metro area

[Jimaz]

I called Southfield Public Works this morning about a downed stop sign on the corner. Less than an hour later, they are out there fixing the stop sign! My tax dollars at work.

That's great. I'm thinking that replacing a downed stop sign should be a high priority wherever it happens, because ...

Consider the locals [[who have grown to expect that traffic to stop) confronting tourists who mistakenly think they have the right of way though that intersection. Yikes! Accidents waiting to happen!

The backs of stop signs should be painted dayglo green to reassure those with the right of way that the other side is indeed being warned to stop.

If the green isn't visible, the stop sign might not be there!

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All this will become moot when all traffic signals/signs/[[billboard ads? ) are projected in real time onto the heads-up, GPS-located, VR display on the windshields of all vehicles.

It's just information. Why construct all the expensive physical signage just to convey otherwise WiFiable information? Imagine the physical signage cost savings the auto industry could offer municipalities/DOTs the world over. Wow!

No more knocked-down physical stop signs. Eh, unless a hacker does it.

[wolverine]

That's great. I'm thinking that replacing a downed stop sign should be a high priority wherever it happens, because ...

Consider the locals [[who have grown to expect that traffic to stop) confronting tourists who mistakenly think they have the right of way though that intersection. Yikes! Accidents waiting to happen!

The backs of stop signs should be painted dayglo green to reassure those with the right of way that the other side is indeed being warned to stop.

If the green isn't visible, the stop sign might not be there!

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All this will become moot when all traffic signals/signs/[[billboard ads? ) are projected in real time onto the heads-up, GPS-located, VR display on the windshields of all vehicles.

It's just information. Why construct all the expensive physical signage just to convey otherwise WiFiable information? Imagine the physical signage cost savings the auto industry could offer municipalities/DOTs the world over. Wow!

No more knocked-down physical stop signs. Eh, unless a hacker does it.

Not going to happen anytime soon. The redundancy is required by law. Dashboard signage is an added convenience and assisted safety device, similar to the speed limit signs that display on a GPS interface. The physical signage is proof by whatever municipality placed it there is in fact traffic control signage at the location and most of the time cannot be disputed. The physical signage is also required for non-vehicles that must obey traffic control signs under state or local law and may not have the energy capacity for a visual interface [[like a bicycle)

Vandalism is all accounted for in the costs of installing and maintaining signage. If you are dealing with persistent damaged signs in your community it is because:
1. No one has called to report the damaged sign
2. Your community is so broke, they've just completely given up on maintenance.