@Steve O 141393 wrote:
So back to the original thread topic. […]
Nope, not the original topic. While I totally support the concept of warning signs for particular dangers, like blind curves, the proposal is for signs that would be helpful to educate folks, encourage folks, remind folks of trail etiquette. They would not be appropriate for places where people should be paying attention to something else, like curves and intersections. They would not be appropriate for where the trail is narrow. They would be appropriate for some of those long straight-aways, many of which already are flanked by walls or other signposts that signs could be attached to. So they would not necessarily add any “clutter” to the footprint.
But I do see merit to “Blind corner; use caution” directly at the site of the blind corners. I would write “use caution” instead of “do not pass” because it covers what everyone on the trail should be doing there — joggers shouldn’t stop Crazy Ivan in blind corners; people walking dogs shouldn’t let the lease out at blind corners. People with toddlers should keep them close in blind corners, etc. And I think painting that message on the trail makes the most sense.
A large section of paint wouldn’t be understood widely enough to be effective. Rumble strips could cause crashes, which is the opposite of what you want.
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