http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/streetsigns Questions tagged with 'streetsigns' at Ask MetaFilter. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:34:34 -0800 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:34:34 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/73787/Why%2Dso%2Dmany%2DLiberty%2DBells What is the meaning and/or history of Philadelphia city street signs with Liberty Bell symbols on them? Besides the obvious explanation that they commemorate the city's role in the struggle for independence from Britain, why do some streets have them and others do not? Some sort of special historical significance?<br> <br> This <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061119105243AAdjlfQ">Yahoo Answer</a> is unhelpful. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.73787 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:34:34 -0800 history philadelphia streetsigns midatlanticwanderer http://ask.metafilter.com/13377/Has%2Danyone%2Dnoticed%2Dtraffic%2Dinformation%2Dpainted%2Ddirectly%2Don%2Dthe%2Dstreets%2Doutside%2Dof%2DMountain%2DView I was in Mountain View recently and noticed speed limits painted directly on the streets. Anyone else seen this kind of thing? [+] A big "35" was painted on each lane of the street. It took me a while to realize that they were speed limits instead of road numbers. The latter are more common in my experience. For instance, on 1-70 through Columbus, Ohio there's a point where the road splits, and a big 1-70 is painted on the appropriate lanes. That made sense to me, but speed limits seem pretty much out of the norm and a little confusing.<br> <br> Anyone familiar with other instances of speed limits or other meta-information incorporated directly onto a road surface? I've Googled for this and come up with some examples in England, but nothing else in the US outside of California. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.13377 Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:45:52 -0800 mountainview speedlimit streetsigns Jeff Howard