Ok, so it was just laying in the bushes, nowhere near any construction, so I figure it got lost...
Anyway, it’s a looper cone, probably Action Safety‘s actually, but, is it illegal to have it? I know it’s illegal to take it, but it doesn’t have entirely company names on it.
https://imgur.com/a/mqtwU
Quote from: MCRoads on December 09, 2017, 07:29:37 PM
Ok, so it was just laying in the bushes, nowhere near any construction, so I figure it got lost...
Anyway, it's a looper cone, probably Action Safety"˜s actually, but, is it illegal to have it? I know it's illegal to take it, but it doesn't have entirely company names on it.
https://imgur.com/a/mqtwU
I could be wrong but if it is too worn down for service, I believe you are allowed to have it as I've seen this before in random places with all of them more worn down than the ones used on the road.
You can buy those things from common industrial suppliers, like McMaster and Grainger...
Quote from: MCRoads on December 09, 2017, 07:29:37 PM
Ok, so it was just laying in the bushes, nowhere near any construction, so I figure it got lost...
Anyway, it's a looper cone, probably Action Safety"˜s actually, but, is it illegal to have it? I know it's illegal to take it, but it doesn't have entirely company names on it.
https://imgur.com/a/mqtwU
You've admitted on a publicly-accessible website the cone doesn't belong to you, and suspect it belongs to Action Safety. Contact the company, to find out whether it lost a cone and whether the cone belongs to the company. If you're lucky, the company might let you keep the cone, rather than go through the trouble of retrieving it from you.
Not marked, in the bushes not near a construction zone? Then technically, it's been abandoned. As far as anyone should be concerned, it's yours.
I'd say it depends on how long it was sitting there as well. If its sitting, not in use, outside of a construction zone, for months, IMO, its fine to take, its just litter at that point. I live with a large utility easement on my property, and the stuff seems to get abandoned there all the time, especially every time one department starts a project, puts out cones/barriers/signs and then they sub out the work to another contractor to finish the job, they will NEVER come pick up any of the stuff. I usually leave everything for at least 3 months after completion of the work, then take it as abandoned property (on my property no less).
It's illegal in the same way that keeping a dollar that you find on the ground and not putting it on your taxes is illegal–vanishingly unlikely you'll be found out, and even if you were, it's very unlikely someone would care.
Looks like you've got yourself an awesome lampshade there!