Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[TheCatalyst31]

05 MAR 2026

How could crash-prone 'modern' roundabouts be made less crash-prone?  Looking for innovative ideas.

Note:  must remain a circular intersection.

Return to the old-fashioned roundabouts that they drove horses and buggies through in the good old days.

[kkt]

If there was ever a news story that needed pics or it didn't happen, this is it.

https://iframe.thesun.co.uk/news/1731060/russian-road-safety-experts-employ-topless-women-to-hold-speed-limit-signs-and-drivers-are-more-than-happy-to-slow-down/

The Sun.  Figures.  Okay, it happened.  What, no speeding tickets in Russia?

[kphoger]

Nail the roundabout to the ground so it stops crashing into things.

Clever.

Roads with modern roundabouts will be declared bike/ped/buses only

Oh yeah, I forgot that buses never crash!

[Scott5114]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

[The_Ginger]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

It would be too expensive to acquire the license for Clearview, and of course every city has to use that font.

[Mapmikey]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

Uh...because not every city has a Backlit St?

[The_Ginger]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

Because button copy is cheaper to acquire and lasts longer.

[Big John]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

to prevent light pollution.

[pderocco]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

Because moon.

[TheCatalyst31]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 19,000 incorporated cities, towns, and villages in the U.S. I'm sure they don't all have the same reason for not using backlit signs, and even once you subtract the places that already use backlit signs, I'm not making the thousands of phone calls you'd need to put a pie chart together. You can do that yourself if you care so much.

[xonhulu]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

Uh...because not every city has a Backlit St?

I can't top this answer, so I am honorably conceding defeat.

[1995hoo]

2026-03-07: Why doesn't every city use backlit street name signs?

Because they don't want to post bs signage.

[freebrickproductions]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

[Max Rockatansky]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Tokyo drift in

[The_Ginger]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Stop time and build an artificial mountain to coast off of.

[The_Ginger]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Turn back time using the Google Maps selector "I.R.L." to access a version of the ramp that isn't blocked.

[GaryV]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Get out of the cab and smooth down the pile of gravel, then proceed.

[freebrickproductions]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Tokyo drift in

Blasting Eurobeat the whole time, I'd hope.

[xonhulu]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Hope the crossing arms ahead are down and use those, instead. Or even better, the train.

[Mapmikey]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Call the hotline and get that runaway truck ramp reunited with its parents in Colorado.

[wanderer2575]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Just grip the wheel and take a deep breath like Bo Duke always did before making a jump in Dukes of Hazzard.

[TheCatalyst31]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Aim for the pile of railroad debris and hope they left some nails or other sharp objects in there that will take out your tires.

[ModernDayWarrior]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

It's a trick question, of course. The trucker would never have made it to the top of the mountain in the first place. It's just too tall and steep.

[1995hoo]

3-8-26:
How are truckers supposed to use the runaway truck ramp in Illinois?

Ask Daddy's girl to teach the truck all the things he couldn't say.

[The_Ginger]

9 MAR 2026

What's the ideal material for a road sign post?