My old friend and college classmate Sharon Roth sends this tangle of a sign, which she snapped on the mean streets of Park Ridge, Illinois.
The "Stop Means Stop" addendum at the bottom could be effective, she says. But there's so much clutter and noise surrounding it that many drivers tune out rather than slow down. (In other words, writers aren't the only people who need editors? — Ed.)

Published on November 01, 2009 17:17