Why on earth would any city place its street signs vertically at street level, where it’s absolutely impossible to read while driving, particularly in the dark?
I went to Manhattan Beach to deliver a script tonight and almost crashed my car like four times trying to read the damn signs on the side streets so I could figure out where to turn.
People. There is a reason most street signs are horizontal and at eyeline level: SO DRIVERS CAN FUCKING SEE THEM.
I did not think this was something that had to be explained. Clearly, I underestimated the stupidity of people who put design before common fucking sense.
Michigan (Detroit) has a lot of issues, but I really miss the big green street sign that comes BEFORE every major intersection.
Get thee to Beverly Hills, they’ve got that sort of signage there. You’ll have that Detroit feeling in no time!
I guess I miss out on that on my trips to Beverly Hills (which mostly consist of driving through it on Doheny on my way to work on Wednesdays).