While pedestrians need to keep their heads on a swivel, B’game drivers must real-time process all sorts of confusing clutter around town as installed by the city. The intersection of Chapin and Primrose is the classic example with incorrect and poorly maintained signage that I don’t believe adds anything to pedestrian safety. In fact, the distracting clutter and a code-disallowed floppy sign may make the intersection more dangerous. They also aren’t doing anything for some vehicles paint jobs. I bet tractor trailer drivers don’t even realize they have ploughed over these signs–or don’t care.
It turns out the front one with the STOP symbol is explicitly not allowed and crossed out in the code! Maybe Sacramento could pass a law against selling them in California?
There’s nothing like almost rear ending someone who stops because they see a stop sign even when no one is in the crosswalk. I see that happen at Howard and Costa Rica a couple times a month when a pedestrian isn’t intending to cross right away and some driver decides to stop anyway because of the floppy sign.
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