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Originally Posted by chubbydecker
Is it just me or do others here find those little stop for pedestrian signs in the middle of the street annoying at best and a downright traffic hazzard at worst. Visitors from out of town who haven't seen these signs before are automatically stopping at them, even though no pedestrians are anywhere to be found. And the placement of these signs in the middle of the street are forcing motorists to shift several feet over to the right, often into the adjacent lane just to avoid hitting the signs.
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They're not annoying.
They're not a hazard.
Visitors from out of town can't drive worth a darn anyhow, so if it keeps one of them from hitting somebody, then good.
Motorists aren't shifting "several feet to the right" except in your mind.
Basically, I drive all over downtown and midtown nearly every day of the year, and I can't agree with you one bit.
Eventually, these signs work. But no, let's not try to use signs that are effective elsewhere because some people have never seen them before! Atlanta should be designed for urban living, not cater to country folk. They don't put Starbucks and WiFi all over rural Georgia to make things easier for city folk.