Coastal Dune Lake Street Signs

Hey,

Please direct me if I missed this subject What's up with the street signs at the lakes? Someone is going to wreck. This is "Scenic Hwy 30A" and this is all we have to name these coastal rare dune lakes-- street signs???? They are an eye sore like the blue signs. They are facing 30A and someone is going to pull right into one of the lakes. Whose idea? Did we pay for these with tax dollars?

I agree ... having name signs at each lake seems like a positive, but these street signs recently put up are a lame attempt at replacing what we had

My first reaction was to look for the turn to Western Lake. Had the blinker on....oops...splash!

To be fair, when you cross most bodies of water, or rivers in this country, there is a marker indicating the name of same. The new ones may be poorly placed, the choice of signage questionable, but they correspond with the maps that we generate, and are a navigational tool. I'm sure one driving factor for their choice was financial. Maybe if they were placed at the same elevation as the guardrails, they wouldn't seem so out of place.

I saw the new signs, had a negative aesthetic reaction, then thought of the expensive giant blue monstrosities and realized they weren't that bad.

Though why if we were putting up signs we couldn't just use the standard 1 or 2 line green signs w/ reflective white borders that you see all over the US is beyond me.

And as for anyone thinking they are real road signs and driving into a lake (through a concrete and metal guardrail I might add) - that's called Darwinism!

No guard rails alongside 30-A into Oyster should someone have a wild hair to drive into the lake.

I don't think the signs are aesthetic at all, but imagine they serve some simple purpose.

And I doubt anyone graciously donated them to the County.

Now I just wish they'd put a sign on that water behind Stinky's because I don't believe it's part of Oyster Lake.

When I saw them my first thought was that someone is going to drive into a lake and then easily win a civil suit against whomever ignored the standard US convention for street markers.

They are tacky, and, well...that about sums it up. I've never had great expectations of anything our county road department ever does.

who is in charge of signs in this county? Can we please find that person another job...somewhere else.

We don't need any more signs! FTLOG! Get a map.

Goodwitch58 please run for mayor!

I understand what you all are saying, but if someone drives in a lake because of those signs, well I think they would be doing us a favor, if you know what I mean. Some people call it Darwinism. They really aren't that bad. Sometimes I think we look for something to complain about. They are there to identify the lakes, not everybody has the privilege of living here and would like to know what body of water they are crossing. If any of you would like to donate funds to purchase nicer signs I am sure the county would accept those donations. In the meantime leave the signs up until you come up with a better one.
Sorry if I have offended anyone with this rant.

From my generation ...

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I understand what you all are saying, but if someone drives in a lake because of those signs, well I think they would be doing us a favor, if you know what I mean. Some people call it Darwinism. They really aren't that bad. Sometimes I think we look for something to complain about. They are there to identify the lakes, not everybody has the privilege of living here and would like to know what body of water they are crossing. If any of you would like to donate funds to purchase nicer signs I am sure the county would accept those donations. In the meantime leave the signs up until you come up with a better one.
Sorry if I have offended anyone with this rant.

I think it's sort of fun to see a sign identifying a lake when I am out riding my bike.

They definitely are not the most attractive thing I have ever seen (like every sign ever erected on 30-A) but frankly if you drive into a lake because you think they are a road sign it will strengthen our gene pool. :roll:

I think it's sort of fun to see a sign identifying a lake when I am out riding my bike.

They definitely are not the most attractive thing I have ever seen (like every sign ever erected on 30-A) but frankly if you drive into a lake because you think they are a road sign it will strengthen our gene pool. :roll:

They could always add another sign that said "please do not drive into lake"...

Or we could stop constantly lowering the bar to the intelligence level of the average 7 year old. :roll:

Or we could stop constantly lowering the bar to the intelligence level of the average 7 year old. :roll:

I'm not average...

I understand what you all are saying, but if someone drives in a lake because of those signs, well I think they would be doing us a favor, if you know what I mean. Some people call it Darwinism. They really aren't that bad. Sometimes I think we look for something to complain about. They are there to identify the lakes, not everybody has the privilege of living here and would like to know what body of water they are crossing. If any of you would like to donate funds to purchase nicer signs I am sure the county would accept those donations. In the meantime leave the signs up until you come up with a better one.
Sorry if I have offended anyone with this rant.

I wasn't looking for anything to complain about but I am concerned about the placement of the signs at the lakes and the lack of guardrails. Scenic Hwy 30A is pretty dark at night we have many visitors that haven't driven on this Hwy some of them disoriented. They may need to turn around and see a street sign up ahead. I have contacted Pubic Works and they are looking into it.

Goodwitch 58 I have to agree with you completely!!!!!!!!! I'll do whatever I can to help!