OK, I’m sure we’ve all seen street signs like the one above. Fairly common, right? The baffling thing to me is, most times when I see them, they’re lying on the ground, still attached to their metal poles because someone has driven over them and knocked them down. I understand accidents happen but… this is a sign that specifically tells you to drive around it! Do not drive on this area. That’s the very clear, unmistakable message of this sign. There’s an obstacle here. Go around. So how do people keep driving over these things? Are they driving around in the dark with their headlights off and their eyes closed? I envision them driving along, squinting, trying to make out the vague shape floating in the darkness ahead, peering through the windshield as it gets closer, a little clearer, almost have it… oh crap!

You don’t see stop signs or speed limit signs plowed over and lying on the side of the road. Crosswalk, yield, do not enter, no passing zone, all safe. But the one sign that tells you clearly to give it some room gets run down with astonishing frequency. Come on, people, there’s other ways to rebel.