White crosses on the side of the road

**Indoo** · 14th April 2006, 10:43

Originally Posted by terbang

Have no problem with them being there and find them a very effective reminder. They don't distract me any more than any of the other propoganda that various authorities stick up on the road side (Like the JAFFA ones on SH 2) to try and shock us into staying alive.

Ditto, I don't really see how a small cross can be that distracting anymore than anything else we face on the roads on a daily basis. I see one and it might depending on the peice of road give me a heads up to take a bit more care but nothing more than that.

**metric** · 15th April 2006, 01:43

Originally Posted by Ixion

Good idea. I think in the USA, some State or other used to deliberately leave car wrecks (ie the smashed up cars) by the roadside, as a similar reminder.

Anything that gets people to think about what they're doing,and if needed , slow down, has got to be good.

I remember them doing something along these lines to this up north a few summers ago... great idea... definitely makes you slow down to think of the 'what ifs'

**metric** · 15th April 2006, 01:45

Originally Posted by N4CR

I want an inverted one. HAIL SATAN!!! That will

get some attention for sure!

actually, st peter was crucified on an upside down cross... so not particularly satanic after all

**metric** · 15th April 2006, 01:46

...and for the record I like that English idea too - give them a timeframe of 5 years perhaps

**Edbear** · 15th April 2006, 15:22

Don't particularly agree with them but don't find them particularly distracting either. They do make the thought cross (!) my mind as to what may have happened there. There's one locally with the inscription, "Sunstrike causes blindness!" which obviously explains the death. UNfortunately it is on a corner and it took a few passes over a few trips to actually read the sign as I was concentrating on the corner! If I'd tried to read it fully the first time, I could have crashed! Regardless of distractions, one should primarily be concentrating on the road! CAn always stop and go back to check on it.

**Scorpygirl** · 15th April 2006, 17:16

I don't really have an opinion on the white crosses. I find the ones that are more highly decorated to be more of a distraction. One thing that really p'ed me off, was Easter (?) last year when they first put up the JAFFA signs on highway 27/2. We were following a vehicle and everytime they came to one of those signs they slowed down to about 60km (on a 100km, give or take, road) so they could read the signs.

This guy was an accident waiting to happen!!

Needless to say as soon as we could we passed him!

**Madmax** · 15th April 2006, 18:56

I just say set them on fire (would look cool and piss a lot of people off)

**Skyryder** · 17th April 2006, 20:05

Not something I given a lot of thought to. Just hope that I never have to put one down but then I'm not too sure that I would. There are better places for me to pay by respects to member(s) of my family than where they died.

Skyryder

**Smorg** · 18th April 2006, 13:28

Who gives a shit if theres a white cross on the side of the road here and there? What else are you going to put there.......waterslides?

**Finn** · 18th April 2006, 13:48

On my way back from the Whyrapper, I noted a tree with 4 differant crosses on it. Wouldn't it be a better idea to cut the tree down, then people would stop hitting the fucking thing and killing themselves.

**scumdog** · 18th April 2006, 13:55

Get rid off the crosses - saves any 'religious' slant on the idea for a start.

But mainly because they look too 'nice' - a skull silhouette nailed to a post would have more impact.

**Finn** · 18th April 2006, 14:04

Originally Posted by scumdog

Get rid off the crosses - saves any 'religious' slant on the idea for a start.

But mainly because they look too 'nice' - a skull silhouette nailed to a post would have more impact.

Or maybe just leave the wreck alone by the side of the road. I know they already do this up north but mainly just for breakdowns, not accidents.

**Swoop** · 26th May 2006, 12:12

Originally Posted by scumdog

Get rid off the crosses - saves any 'religious' slant on the idea for a start.

But mainly because they look too 'nice' - a skull silhouette nailed to a post would have more impact.