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May 26, 2009 at 6:57 pm #591007
geneMemberA car knocked over a street sign at the intersection of California SW and Spokane SW about 5 minutes ago. The SDOT repair truck pulled up within 2 minutes of the accident (no exaggeration!) and the guy is repairing the sign now.
Crazy. :)
May 27, 2009 at 12:47 am #667598
miwsParticipantHeh, maybe these new street signs have some type of sensor in them, that detects being hit or damaged, and immediately dispatches a repair crew! ;-)
Mike
May 27, 2009 at 1:54 am #667599
JanSParticipantmaybe it was dumb luck? hehehe
May 27, 2009 at 5:52 am #667600
miwsParticipantYeah, that’s actually what I was kinda thinking too, Jan.
They may have just been passing by around that time, or may have been working nearby, and SDOT HQ was quickly notified and dispatched them right to it.
But, I think I like my Big Brother-ish conspiracy theory better! ;-)
Mike
May 27, 2009 at 10:00 pm #667601
geneMemberOh, I’m pretty sure it was dumb luck, but I was pretty amazed. If I had not seen the car that hit the sign, I would have assumed the SDOT truck had knocked it over in the first place. :)
May 27, 2009 at 11:24 pm #667602
Mayor QuimbyMemberI also think dumb luck.
Yesterday I was headed southbound on 35th somewhere just after the Morgan junction and a woman was in a small Honda CRX, or the likes, facing downhill opposite direction of me. She was stalled on the cell phone just after the crest of the hill so you could not see her if you were approaching from behind but…there she was stalled facing down hill on a phone.
Luckily, and most coincidentally, a larger SDOT maintenance vehicle pulled up behind her and put its larger than normal flashers on or else a serious accident would have followed. Why someone would stall facing downhill and just stay in the road is beyond me.
Good job SDOT! Crime never sleeps
May 28, 2009 at 12:31 am #667603
vincentMemberThey probably ran it over while talking on the phone.
May 28, 2009 at 7:40 pm #667604
carrieannMemberMayor Quimby, I think we may have seen the same vehicle (burgundy or dark red in color?). Was she on 35th, near the U-Haul? I was wondering what a car was doing just sitting there, and found it odd that an SDOT vehicle was pulled up behind her. Then my husband pointed out that her front wheels were pointing in opposite directions… Never a good sign. Perhaps she had some sort of brake failure and couldn’t get the car to the side of the road. Was nice that SDOT was there to “save the day”.
May 28, 2009 at 10:18 pm #667605
HuindekmiParticipantMaybe it was a training exercise. The first driver may have been paid to knock down the sign so the SDOT crew could practice repairs.
Or not. :)
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