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PHOENIX (AP) - Some new stop signs in Cave Creek may be odd but
they're getting the job done.
And generating some complaints from motorists.
Crews have recently installed four 12-foot stop signs with
reflective tape wrapped around their posts, making them look like
giant candy canes.
"They're beyond bizarre. They're so high you can't see them up
close. You have to look straight up," said Councilman Bob Coady.
Coady said he's received complaints from motorists about the
signs.
But Town Administrator Jonathan Pearson said the signs are about
5 feet taller than standard ones to keep them from getting knocked
down by the side mirrors of trucks.
Roger Ball, Maricopa County community relations manager, said
laws require that stop signs be at least 7 feet high in urban areas
and 5 feet high in rural areas.
But there are no height restrictions, he said.
In some spots, the county has increased the height of its own
signs to prevent them from being targeted by graffiti artists, Ball
said.
And the county has also striped some signposts to prevent them
from being hit by passing vehicles.
Cave Creek's Pearson said the signs might be a little too tall,
but they're passing muster.
"We haven't lost any of them," Pearson said.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
PHOENIX (AP) - Some new stop signs in Cave Creek may be odd but
they're getting the job done.
And generating some complaints from motorists.
Crews have recently installed four 12-foot stop signs with
reflective tape wrapped around their posts, making them look like
giant candy canes.
"They're beyond bizarre. They're so high you can't see them up
close. You have to look straight up," said Councilman Bob Coady.
Coady said he's received complaints from motorists about the
signs.
But Town Administrator Jonathan Pearson said the signs are about
5 feet taller than standard ones to keep them from getting knocked
down by the side mirrors of trucks.
Roger Ball, Maricopa County community relations manager, said
laws require that stop signs be at least 7 feet high in urban areas
and 5 feet high in rural areas.
But there are no height restrictions, he said.
In some spots, the county has increased the height of its own
signs to prevent them from being targeted by graffiti artists, Ball
said.
And the county has also striped some signposts to prevent them
from being hit by passing vehicles.
Cave Creek's Pearson said the signs might be a little too tall,
but they're passing muster.
"We haven't lost any of them," Pearson said.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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