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AdmiralPoopbutt t1_j95nwg3 wrote

Reply to comment by GoArmyNG in When in Auburn, you gotta visit the pole! by infinite_zero

Can you explain why people run into it so often? To me it seems like a mostly typical sign in a parking lot.

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GoArmyNG t1_j95oxrn wrote

I honestly wish I could. I have no idea why those particular posts are such magnets for cars. There doesn't seem to be any constant that I can think of other than those poles. It baffles me to this day.

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Lieutenant_Joe t1_j969xdm wrote

A friend of mine postulated that maybe they’re doing it for the meme now. In this economy? I doubt it.

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GoArmyNG t1_j96gngx wrote

I thought about that as well, but at this point, insurance can't be covering these accidents..... and your right, in this economy, with the price of parts/cars... fuck that.

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Alternative_Sort_404 t1_j9hgid4 wrote

That type of balustrade is too low to be obvious from inside a typical vehicle, esp when driven by a a distracted person… they always have them around gas pumps, and I can’t remember how many people hit them while I was working at one, but it was a lot! Pay attention drivers, they are there to keep you from damaging more important property than your own vehicle- like pedestrians, gas pumps, or other parked cars…

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GoArmyNG t1_j9hhhdm wrote

I did bump one of those at a gas station while backing out of a spot by the door. It was shorter and narrower than my tailgate. I couldn't see it behind me at all. I thought I had an extra 6 inches, which I would have, if the post wasn't there.... but, at the end of the day, it didn't damage my truck or the post so who cares? Lol

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Alternative_Sort_404 t1_j9hj1qu wrote

Yeah, I’ve seen people ruin an entire side of their vehicle because they didn’t know how to get out of a situation once they got into it. Not pretty. But it IS better hitting a traffic control device than another person, tho. Seems like they’d have to be cutting through a parking area to hit that WalMart one to me… but I haven’t visited 🙄

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GoArmyNG t1_j9hjiz1 wrote

It's becoming a bit of a tourist attraction and I really really wish it just wouldn't..... it's annoying.... that parking lot gets packed enough as it is..... can I help drive people away? Remember there was a shooting there within the last couple years?

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