Federal Government Overstepping It's Authority. This Time By Dictating Your Local City Street Signs

[Obama 2012 1,714]

So if you live in a small town/city that doesn't have the money to do this, then you're screwed and will be in violation of their ruling...

The funny thing being, is that the FHA has ZERO AUTHORITY over this sort of thing..... They can regulate interstate highways and signage but have no legal authority over your average city streets.....

piece of ####### feds, making ###### up so they can keep their jobs.....

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http://cbs11tv.com/local/street.signs.reflectivity.2.1948482.html

FORT WORTH (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ― Street signs are an essential element to navigating any city. Now, the Federal Highway Administration believes signs can make city streets safer. The government is mandating within the next 8 years, every city across the country must use more reflective material and larger lettering on every sign.

The City of Fort Worth is doing its part to meet the 2018 deadline.

"You can almost see the little prisms reflect the light and that's what makes the light reflection," Traffic Services Manager Mark Mathis said.

When it comes to following federal mandates, Mathis knows how to take direction. He and his team at the Fort Worth sign shop stay busy converting old signs to meet the deadline.

"As we changed from four to six inch lettering - we took the initiative to change the retro reflectivity to meet the anticipated standard."

Back in 2003, the manual on uniform traffic control devices changed. The standards have cities alerting the size of the letters on all street signs from four inches to six inches. The government also mandated the reflective material of the letters must be brighter.

The government is requiring every street sign to be more visible, with the larger, more reflective lettering - all in an effort, it believes, to help drivers stay safe on the road.

"It has a longer shelf life and it helps motorists see information from longer distances away," Mathis explained of the higher reflective grade material now used in many of the city's signs.

It's a two million dollar project, driven by tax payer dollars. One that has some looking for a break from such projects.

"Ask for the one that are passing it to pay for it out their own pockets - because I've had it [up to] here," Wally Eaton said.

The Federal Highway Administration is not assisting cities with financial help for the conversion. The department said some cities are in turn looking for funds from their respective states.

As for Fort Worth, Mathis says the Public Works Department has a guaranteed $200,000 a year commitment for the next 10 years, built in its department.

"We've phased that in with incremental increases over time, we've been able to absorb that with each budget cycle."

The government is also changing signs from all CAPITAL letters to Upper and Lower case lettering. It claims the structure of the lettering is easier on drivers' eyes.

Mathis says Fort Worth has used that method on its signs for the past two decades.

There is no hard deadline for that lettering to take effect. The administration says those signs should be replaced as old ones are ready for renewal.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Street signs are a good thing. Especially ones that you can actually read.

[Heracles 417]

Trust the yeeha state to be against improvements.

[Peikko 1,575]

So if you live in a small town/city that doesn't have the money to do this, then you're screwed and will be in violation of their ruling...

The funny thing being, is that the FHA has ZERO AUTHORITY over this sort of thing..... They can regulate interstate highways and signage but have no legal authority over your average city streets.....

piece of ####### feds, making ###### up so they can keep their jobs.....

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http://cbs11tv.com/l....2.1948482.html

FORT WORTH (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ― Street signs are an essential element to navigating any city. Now, the Federal Highway Administration believes signs can make city streets safer. The government is mandating within the next 8 years, every city across the country must use more reflective material and larger lettering on every sign.

The City of Fort Worth is doing its part to meet the 2018 deadline.

"You can almost see the little prisms reflect the light and that's what makes the light reflection," Traffic Services Manager Mark Mathis said.

When it comes to following federal mandates, Mathis knows how to take direction. He and his team at the Fort Worth sign shop stay busy converting old signs to meet the deadline.

"As we changed from four to six inch lettering - we took the initiative to change the retro reflectivity to meet the anticipated standard."

Back in 2003, the manual on uniform traffic control devices changed. The standards have cities alerting the size of the letters on all street signs from four inches to six inches. The government also mandated the reflective material of the letters must be brighter.

The government is requiring every street sign to be more visible, with the larger, more reflective lettering - all in an effort, it believes, to help drivers stay safe on the road.

"It has a longer shelf life and it helps motorists see information from longer distances away," Mathis explained of the higher reflective grade material now used in many of the city's signs.

It's a two million dollar project, driven by tax payer dollars. One that has some looking for a break from such projects.

"Ask for the one that are passing it to pay for it out their own pockets - because I've had it [up to] here," Wally Eaton said.

The Federal Highway Administration is not assisting cities with financial help for the conversion. The department said some cities are in turn looking for funds from their respective states.

As for Fort Worth, Mathis says the Public Works Department has a guaranteed $200,000 a year commitment for the next 10 years, built in its department.

"We've phased that in with incremental increases over time, we've been able to absorb that with each budget cycle."

The government is also changing signs from all CAPITAL letters to Upper and Lower case lettering. It claims the structure of the lettering is easier on drivers' eyes.

Mathis says Fort Worth has used that method on its signs for the past two decades.

There is no hard deadline for that lettering to take effect. The administration says those signs should be replaced as old ones are ready for renewal.

Oh, the outrage!

[SuperDuper! 230]

Ohh the drama....

[luckytxn 2,264]

Cities should just say get fvcked. Come and try to make us.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So having nationalised standards is an affront to life and liberty.

This place is comedy gold sometimes

[luckytxn 2,264]

So having nationalised standards is an affront to life and liberty.

This place is comedy gold sometimes

Nationalizing everything is good I guess to some.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Nationalizing everything is good I guess to some.

Jumping to unfounded, crazy conclusions is good to some. I don't have to guess. You did it right there.