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Holy shit that’s a good idea, we should just fucking do it ourselves. This reminds me when I was living in the Midwest and there was this one spot where I had
by pen2l 9y ago
Holy shit that’s a good idea, we should just fucking do it ourselves.
This reminds me when I was living in the Midwest and there was this one spot where I had to do a u turn in my commute which was very dangerous because of some tree branches obstructing view of oncoming traffic. One day I almost got into an accident and since it shook me quite a lot, I wrote an email to the city that the tree branch needed to be trimmed so I could see better. Sure enough I got an email back a few days later from a woman saying they “understand my frustrations” or something like that. I thought I did my part and went on with my day. Fast forward about a month, and I almost get in an accident at the same spot, man I was fucking furious that my communication with city was just “ohh we understand” —- instead of employing a sea of men and women telling me that they “understand” why could they have just not just trimmed the tree and improved safety.
If I was still living there I think I would have just gone with my chainsaw and done it myself.
- tlrobinson 9y ago> Holy shit that’s a good idea, we should just fucking do it ourselves. Seems to work for Portland Anarchist Road Care: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/03/portland-anarchists-want-to-fix-your-streets-potholes/519588/ https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/03/portland-anarchists-w...
- Piskvorrr 9y agoSeems to. If this becomes widespread, cities could just abdicate attempts at road work- do it yourself, citizen. (But not the taxes, obviously, those still need to be paid in full.)
- jonathankoren 9y agoBack in 2001, Richard Ankrom[0], installed his own Interstate 5 exit sign to an existing official Caltrans sign in Los Angeles, in order to better inform drivers of where the exit was. The sticker, was made to Caltrans and DOT specifications, and affixed in broad daylight. Since the initial installation, Caltrans replaced the sign, but now adds the I-5 signage themselves. Guerrilla public service can work people. ;) [0] http://ankrom.org/freeway_signs.html http://ankrom.org/freeway_signs.html
- Piskvorrr 9y agoSorry, this doesn't scale. Yes, this was a benevolent alteration, and sort-of-approved ex post; once this would become a widespread modus operandi, most edits would be neutral at best, but likely to be malevolent - "I want my ad on the sign!" "I don't want the X-bound traffic to go by my street, let's move them over to the next exit!" "your edit is worse than my previous edit!" The traffic signage is not Wikipedia, for multiple reasons.`