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abhikavi t1_j2bl0lx wrote

Reply to comment by iris-my-case in People who stop because they’ve missed their turn on a rotary- do you realize it’s a circle? by roadtrip-ne

New England in general has a moral opposition to road signage.

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BuckeyeBentley t1_j2brswz wrote

Love when the only indication what each lane does at an intersection is painted on the road which is covered by the cars sitting in the lane and also probably snow and slush some of the year

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f0rtytw0 t1_j2c4ptz wrote

Paint, long since faded, as a way to separate those who are from here (here being those who use the road every day) from those who aren't (people who don't use the road every day).

Its an extra local fuck you

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abhikavi t1_j2bsh60 wrote

Who lets paint on the road tell them what to do anyway

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ebow77 t1_j2c3yok wrote

This. Every other part of the country uses overhead signs for lane indicators, but we stubbornly stick with worn out paint on slush-covered roads.

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hx87 t1_j2cj9oc wrote

It's not as strong as our opposition to adequate road lighting though. Seriously, fuck getting lazed in the dilated pupils by LED headlights on tall SUVs at night.

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chronicallyill_dr t1_j2fccev wrote

All public lighting really, I feel blind as a bat as soon as the sun sets in this city. It makes winters a nightmare.

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davewritescode t1_j2e0goo wrote

One thing that blew my mind in the days before GPS is that a lot of towns in New England don’t have street signs that tell you what street you’re currently on, just the street you’re crossing.

Not that it matters anyway. I found out the hard way that Tremont street in Mission Hill doesn’t in fact lead you back to the back bay, it randomly hooks turns left at Roxbury Crossing with no signage.

Also, I’ve lived on 2 completely unconnected Tremont Streets in Boston.

Don’t get me started on south street in Roslindale

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abhikavi t1_j2e7a7s wrote

Oh man the pre-GPS days were a challenge. Good luck finding a street where Elm and Bolton are on the left, followed by Oak on the right. Especially when you were so lost you didn't know what town you were in.

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