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Does Louisiana really need......?

Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:04 pm
Posted by captainahab
Highway Trio8
Member since Dec 2014
1607 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:04 pm
Hundreds, probably thousands, of road signs that say "Bridge Ices Before Roadway"?

If these signs are $50-$100 each and it cost another $100 to install (at a minimum), then why on earth do we (the tax payers) pay to let people know something that is obvious?

I get pissed every time I see one of these signs.

If we have to have signs for idiots, why not "It is harder to see when raining" or "It is harder to see between sun up and sun down".

Posted by hi2ulol
Member since Sep 2009
1268 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:05 pm to
In the off chance a bridge ices and someone is injured, the state is protected.
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
83992 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:05 pm to
Because people are stupid.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:05 pm to
yes, because, litigious society
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
37373 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:06 pm to
A loop around its capital city?
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171114 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:06 pm to
Does Louisiana really need another inbred moron like you?
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61441 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:07 pm to
You and your title suck
Posted by Oizers
Member since Nov 2009
2654 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:28 pm to
How did you come to learn that a bridge ices before the roadway?
Posted by tke857
Member since Jan 2012
12195 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 1:28 pm to
hey man my company makes this specific sign and only this sign. so yes Louisiana needs them.
Posted by PhiTiger1764
Lurker since Aug 2003
Member since Oct 2009
13941 posts
Posted on 4/22/15 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

each and it cost another $100 to install (at a minimum), then why on earth do we (the tax payers) pay to let people know something that is obvious?

Pretty simply put. It is cheaper to put up these signs than to deal with lawsuits. But it is also a safety measure.

ETA: Considering that Louisiana has something like the 3rd most bridges of any state in the country, I would say this is a very important sign to have. We aren't accustomed to icy conditions. So on the rare occasion that it happens, the potential costs of lawsuits relating to bridge accidents dwarf the costs of installation/maintenance of the signs.
This post was edited on 4/22/15 at 2:18 pm
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