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From: miles@vax135.UUCP (Miles Murdocca)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: somewhat strange highway sign
Message-ID: <1191@vax135.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 22-Sep-85 09:54:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: vax135.1191
Posted: Sun Sep 22 09:54:42 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 23-Sep-85 00:38:05 EDT
References: <501@busch.UUCP> <331@gymble.UUCP>, <1301@teddy.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ
Lines: 20

> On Route 4, in Northern New Jersey, there are a number of signs, which
> consist of the word NOTICE, in typical highway sign size lettering,
> followed by a couple of paragraphs, in what must be at most 24 point type.

> Besides the fact that its impossible to read from any distance, there's
> enough words on that one sign that it might take a minute or two for anyone
> to read it, yet they put it on a highway where everybody's going 50 miles
> per hour, and the sign is in view for 10 seconds at the most.

We have those silly signs down here on Routes 35 and 36 in NJ too.  When I
was in Connecticut, at least they had the guts to use large lettering to
tell you, after you had been on the highway for a mile:

		ROAD LEGALLY CLOSED
	       Pass at your own risk.

What are we supposed to do, pull off and walk?

    Miles Murdocca, 4B-525, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawfords Corner Rd,
    Holmdel, NJ, 07733, (201) 949-2504, ...{ihnp4}!vax135!miles


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