Time To Be Creative! Burma Shave Signs

[Kitty]

How fun! Let’s see, for an uplifting one how about:

We share the same road
Mile upon mile
Let’s lighten the load
With a wave and a !

Annnnd for the daily gripe:

The bollards are here
To keep you off my back
So please keep your rear
Outta our cycle track!

[dasgeh]

How about an ear worm:

Gimme three feet
Gimme three feet, mister
Gimme three feet from your door

[Dirt]

@dasgeh 120727 wrote:

How about an ear worm:

Gimme three feet
Gimme three feet, mister
Gimme three feet from your door

@Kitty 119741 wrote:

How fun! Let’s see, for an uplifting one how about:

We share the same road
Mile upon mile
Let’s lighten the load
With a wave and a !
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I love them all. These are fantastic! Great ideas y’all. Keep ’em coming!

[Drewdane]

We’re all trying
to get to work
We’ll all get there
if we’re not jerks

Yes, bikes are slow
but what’s your hurry?
You’ll still get there,
don’t you worry

Pass with care
and lots of room
Don’t send cyclists
to their doom

[Tim Kelley]

So these signs may be happening in conjunction with the Parks Department! There is some enthusiasm on their side for fun and creative signage that can be moved around and doesn’t get lost in the background of the trail.

We may be using some of the ideas on here, but if you any other suggestions, get them in!

[Judd]

Make sure to wave
And say hi
If you say Dave
the Fast Friendly Guy
(Insert picture of Dave Pomeroy waving)

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[Tim Kelley]

So this happened today:

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Coming to a trail in Arlington near you!

[dasgeh]

@Tim Kelley 150065 wrote:

So this happened today:

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Coming to a trail in Arlington near you!

Christmas came early!

[Annmarie]

PAL achievement unlocked

[CaseyKane50]

Saw the installed signs on the W&OD just west of the Custis Trail turnoff.

Well done Bike Arlington and Walk Arlington!

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[scoot]

I like how this message encourages people to be reflective without admonishing those aren’t. I always wear reflectors while riding, especially because I ride mostly in streets, but there’s a slippery slope toward victim-blaming that we don’t want to travel down. There is not and should not be a requirement for pedestrians to wear reflectors.

[Dirt]

I’ve been riding the road into the for the last few weeks and staying off the trails. This morning I rode Custis and W&OD both in and out of the city so that I could bask in the awesomeness that is these signs. Soooooooooooo impossibly awesome.

Thank you!!!

Love,
Dirt

[Tim Kelley]

Just heard that these signs on the Custis near George Mason are out of order. If someone is going past there tonight–can you stop fix them?

[Steve O]

@Tim Kelley 151418 wrote:

Just heard that these signs on the Custis near George Mason are out of order. If someone is going past there tonight–can you stop fix them?

Depends on if the new order is better than the original or not.

[Judd]

I rode past these last weekend. I like them. It would like to see them spaced a bit farther apart. Part of the appeal of the Burma Shave signs is the anticipation of what the next sign will say.

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