Sunday, July 23, 2006

Three different MPH signs in less than 3/10 of a mile



As the driver heads south out of Yellow Springs, Ohio on US-68, he is confronted with the following:

  • A 35 MPH sign at the town's souther limit (this has been the speed limit for about a mile;
  • A little less than a tenth of a mile there is a 55 MPH sign;
  • And then, two tenths of a mile later traffic is slowed to 45 MPH for an intersection with a county road.

The limit goes back to 55 in less than a half mile.

Without doing anymore research than the above photos and a check of his odometer, Harry is willing to bet this is the result of three different jurisdictions not consulting with one another: the Village of Yellow Springs (village speed limit is 35), the State of Ohio (state speed limit when not posted is 55), and Greene County, which probably posted the 45 MPH sign to protect those driving on its road at the intersection with Route 68.

As you might guess, the local gendarmes are having a field day with this.

Especially senseless is the 55 MPH sign, which is posted just before the entrance and exit to the Springs Motel. Even a leadfoot like Harry can see a problem with this.