January 2000

KEEP MOVING.  Two simple words.  So straightforward, yet so confusing for
some.  Take the guy above, for instance; he stopped dead in his tracks and
held up traffic, in spite of the sign over to the side that says, in plain simple
English: KEEP MOVING, as in DON'T STOP.  The sign is there because a
brand new lane actually begins with this turn, thereby making it unecessary
for cars turning right to stop for traffic coming from the left.  It's really no big
deal; it has become so common place to see people stopped next to KEEP
MOVING signs that it usually doesn't bother me any more (I estimate about
2 out of every 5 stop).  But still, I had to say something.  After all, these signs
seem more effective at bringing cars to a halt than Stop signs!  Maybe they
should switch them!  Better yet, attach KEEP MOVING signs to the control
arms at railway crossings!  We could virtually eliminate the problem of people
trying to beat trains!  Think of it as traffic control by reverse psychology!