A Little Off Topic, But Not Too Far

It always amazes me when we complain that the government can't afford to keep the streets fixed, potholes filled, blah, blah, blah. And yet we have nothing to say when the government has the money to glue fake bricks to the street at different intersections.

Or, when they install speed limit signs that are electronic (solar) instead of the old school painted metal. What's the life expectancy on the electronic signs? I've seen problems crop up within 2 weeks of installation, the sign clocked me at 79 mph, I was doing 35 mph; the old sign, it's probably been ten years since someone ran it over.

And the last one are the new electronic highway signs

There is nothing better than sitting stopped on the interstate, this is Tampa, rush hour is 24 hours a day and you look up at the sign as it changes to tell me the travel time to the next exit. 5 minutes later I'm still sitting there reading the same sign wondering how long until the next update.

How about the added cost associated with these new signs? How many people does it take to monitor and update these signs? And best of all isn't everyone driving around with their cellphone in their hand? Carrying with them all of the traffic information that they could possibly need, in real time. I recommend Waze. It's the driving app used by the Uber drivers in New York City. At least the one's I rode with while I was there and it works great in Florida.

When you visit Florida get a Tolltraxx transponder for your rental car and skip the expensive rental car transponders.

This post is more like my posts on http://semiseedlesswatermelons.blogspot.com/ for stupid things examined. (Coming to a blog near you.)