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Maybe you’re supposed to convert the number into a different unit of speed?
Nah, it wouldn’t be a round half in that case.
“How is that possible?”
It’s easily possible. Speed doesn’t jump up in whole unit increments as you accelerate. Unusual speed limits are designed to get peoples’ attention more than anything.
don’t the “7 1/2″ speed limit signs out there “beat” this?
http://images.google.com/images?q=speed%20limit%20%227%201%2F2%22
(blink) Oh my f#$%ing god. Just when I think I’ve grasped the average intelligence of the population, I’m shown something that lowers the bar again…
Have any of the cretins who put those signs up even *heard* of instrumentation error? Most speedometers can’t even register speeds under 10.
This one’s a no-brainer. It’s the posted speed for the sidewalk. If your stroller only does 9 or 10 mph, then get the fuck out of the way.
Um, you know, 1 Mile is like 1,609.344 kilometers, how is _this_ possible? duh
umm 1 mile is abouut 1.609344 Kilometers not 1’609.344
lol was using French punctuation for numbers — , for dividing integer from fraction, . for separating groups of 3 digits.
Mad Hatter is doing road signs now? The Rabbit would approve.
Ahh, Highlands Ranch, you crazy people. I grew up there, and that shopping center isn’t the only spot they have bizarre speed limits.
They’ve been doing it for years I took that pic about five years ago, same city, different spot. I’m 90% sure they’re just messing with people.
All things are possible through the glory of Photoshop.
I can totally promise you, it’s not Photoshopped. It’s true municipal insanit
Soooo, they repainted the lower portion of the sign at a later date? The numbers are darker than the text. I’m aware that there are places that put up weird numbers, eg, a speed limit of 7, but I still think this one looks shopped.
It’s not shopped. I grew up there, too.
The speed limit in my mom’s boss’ neighbor hood was 12 1/2, but it was a private road. This is a real municipal sign which is even more ridiculous.
If you’re busted for speeding, they round the half up. If you’re going 36, you’re ticketed for 14 over even tho you’re only 13.5 over.
More revenue generation for the city via the police force. Remember when cops were supposed to protect and serve?
This town’s entire economy is based solely on speeding tickets.
The whole COUNTYRY’s economy is based on speeding tickets.
And government grants ….and bail outs ….and social security, medicaid , medicare ….
This makes perfect sense because 22 is WAY too slow. And, 23 is CRAZY fast!
I say this is a committee decision. One bureaucrat says the limit should be 20, another says 25. A few short weeks of arguing later: “let’s compromise”.
I drove a Saturn that had the speedometer marked in 2.5 mph increments. 22.5 mph speed limit? No problem.
We had one in my town that was 8 1/2!
If it is private property, like a shopping mall parking lot, you can sign whatever the hell you want (depending on the state). I’ve seen some strange speed limits in parking lots, eg. 7mph, which is impossible to judge on many cars. You can’t be cited for speeding on private property in these states, although you can be cited for reckless driving, I believe.
Even odds that whoever posted this sign just did it to draw attention to the speed limit. It worked, I guess.
This must be in england. God damned brits with their god damned idiocities.
Actually, I tend to think that the speed limit on that road used to be 45mph and some committeeman said it needed to be cut in half, the motion was seconded and carried. And the 22.5mph limit was born.
These are 30 km/h in mile/hr. problem solved
Catch 22. (and a half)
It looks like the road used to be 45 mph and some genius in a corner office decided to tell his possy of engineers to “halve” the speed of the road (thinking that maybe they would make it 20 or 25). 1/2 of 45 is 22.5, so maybe a smart-alek civil engineer just literally slashed the speed in half.
Agreed
I second that.
Hover your mouse over the picture and look at the URL.
No worries, I’m sure it will resurface there within the next couple of weeks. Joy.