Wasting Tax Dollars for Public Safety?!?!

My wife and I were traversing our fair city's streets this weekend when I noticed something that struck me as rather peculiar and asinine. At the corner of the intersection of a well traveled thoroughfare, was a sign that read "Vision Impaired Person Crossing". This being an intersection with no known 'Homes' for the disabled, or to my knowledge, anyone remotely ever exhibiting blindness crossing this intersection. I cross this street day and night and in all days of the week. There are actually several signs in close proximity to each other, and they don't look as though they've been there for years or anything. This is all well and good, except that it got me thinking about a few things. UHH-OH....


First off, why the expenditure for all the signs for 'fantom' blind people? If there are any, I am convinced they would be better served by a sign stating something like, "LOOK-the-FUCK-OUT for the 14,000 potholes your about to drive over, cause it's St. Louis" type sign. Drivers would possibly pay a bit more attention to the stray blind guy or gal aimlessly zig-zagging through busy intersections! Probably not though, 'cause everyone I see here in The 'LOU is too busy yacking on their cell phones, while eating fried food, putting on mascara, and generally looking dour. It's as if most of them are looking for any reason to plow into you to teach you and your ancestors and offspring a lesson! That's another story though...

Secondly, why not make up about 13 more signs? Things like: Auditory  Impaired/ Mentally Impaired/ Melanin Impaired/ Chromosome-nally  Impaired/ Money Impaired/ Caring Impaired/ Age Impaired/ Male Impaired/ Pet Impaired/ Car Impaired/ Sexually Impaired/ Alcohol Impaired/ Lear-Jet Impaired. Why leave anyone out?!? I thought our society was all P.C. and shit!! I feel discriminated against dammit!! Maybe I've got grounds for a Civil Rights lawsuit against the city for being left out of the warning sign pie! 


Thirdly, as my wife so keenly pointed out, the sign is rather vague anyhow!! Hell!! Everyone is visually impaired dependent upon who is being judged and against whose standards! To a Peregrine Falcon we're all as near-sighted as a shrew!


Fourthly, the mere act of putting up so many signs expressing

the same thing and with such bright colors, would seem to constitute a public safety hazard .Thereby impeding commuters from displaying the proper attention to the act of driving, thereby endangering not only the visually impaired, but all others too, rendering said commuter "Visually Impaired" also! 




Anyone else have any bright or dumb ideas on this matter???


ANgry BrAdy