[Miata] 2 questions

[Jon Etkins]

I guess I figured their use is more widespread.  Around these parts, they're usually used to enforce lane discipline, for instance to prevent traffic exiting a freeway from immediately crossing double lines and diving across three lanes of frontage road to make a right turn 100 feet away. So around here at least, if you hit one, you were someplace you shouldn't have been.

Dillon wrote:
> I dunno.  I've never seen or heard of these things before.
> 
> On 8/3/07, *Jon Etkins* <jon at snikte.net <mailto:jon at snikte.net>> wrote:
> 
>     I'm afraid I don't follow that logic.  These poles are designed to
>     separate traffic lanes (or at least that's how they're used here in
>     Austin); you're *not* supposed to run over them, but if you do,
>     they're designed to be less destructive than a solid barrier.  Would
>     you complain about the damage to the side of your car if you
>     sideswiped a more substantial barrier?
> 
>     Dillon wrote:
>      > You might consider lodging a complaint with whoever is
>     responsible for
>      > those things.  If one of them dented my car I'd be kinda
>     pissed.  Maybe
>      > they aren't intended to be driven over, but if they are place
>     such that
>      > they sometimes are, that's a hazard to your property.
>      >
>      > Even if they don't do anything for you, enough complaints might
>     have the
>      > design altered or something.


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