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minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59arrow-down1·3 months agoSigns like this recently got banned in the US iirc. “Top distracting” for drivers But all those billboards are fine
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoI’d say a big part of it is that drivers already filter out billboards, but those info signs often have important information on them that drivers are expected to read
minus-squareFisch@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoBut if that were the case, there would be no point in putting them up
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoOther people see the signs than the drivers, a lot of them I think are for kids to nag their parents
minus-squareArxCyberwolf@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoNot here in Canada! All of our 400-series highways have these signs all over the place.
minus-squarePika@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI was just about to say a comment on the billboards, like wtf how is this legal. So glad that my state has them banned lol
minus-squareSpruceBringsteen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoSOUTHERN XPOSURE 60 MILES ON THE RIGHT All those poor sensory deprived truckers sweating bullets because 150ft billboards are edging them at five mile increments down the highway.
Signs like this recently got banned in the US iirc.
“Top distracting” for drivers
But all those billboards are fine
I’d say a big part of it is that drivers already filter out billboards, but those info signs often have important information on them that drivers are expected to read
But if that were the case, there would be no point in putting them up
Other people see the signs than the drivers, a lot of them I think are for kids to nag their parents
Yupers
Not here in Canada! All of our 400-series highways have these signs all over the place.
I was just about to say a comment on the billboards, like wtf how is this legal. So glad that my state has them banned lol
SOUTHERN XPOSURE
60 MILES ON THE RIGHT
All those poor sensory deprived truckers sweating bullets because 150ft billboards are edging them at five mile increments down the highway.