Wednesday, December 01, 2010

BLOW ME Victor Mendez

The federal government says
THIS is harder to read than This.
     
Got that?  ALL CAPS are bad.  Mixed Case is Good.
 “.... the Federal Highway Administration is ordering all local governments -- from the tiniest towns to the largest cities -- to go out and buy new street signs that federal bureaucrats say are easier to read.  ABC NEWS
BLOW ME Victor Mendez.
JUST SAY NO!
I understand that the cost per street sign is about $300.   If ever there was a case where states should challenge runaway federal government asshats, this be it mateys.

12/01/2010 04:59:00 AM 12 Comments

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Hell_Is_Like_Newark said...

NYC is spending something like $27 million (too lazy to google the exact figure) to replace its signs in all 5 boroughs.

12/1/10, 5:29 AM
Anonymous said...

While it's true that mixed case is easier to read than all caps (I learned that in journalism class in 1968!), it's also true that bigger, simpler letters are easier to read at a distance, especially in the dark. The older I get, the more I appreciate all-caps street signs.
Obviously, this decision was made by some young, over-educated, under-experienced whiz kid looking to make his mark in government.
Just what I needed. Thanks a bunch!
MichigammeDave

12/1/10, 7:05 AM
Anonymous said...

MichigammeDave, you left out "politically appointed" and also "over-paid". Otherwise, my father would have been proud of you.

H

12/1/10, 7:15 AM
Mark Alger said...

I suppose the Post Office didn't get that memo, since their entire address database is in ALL CAPS.

M

12/1/10, 8:38 AM
Anonymous said...

Don't forget that the font is explicitly specified, licensed, and costs for each letter. No free public domain letter styles are allowed.

I wasn't aware of the 3M study, That is just another example where lobbyists need to be eliminated or strictly controlled.

--mech

12/1/10, 9:47 AM
Rodger the Real King of France said...

Mendez being hanged HERE!

12/1/10, 11:21 AM
Anonymous said...

3M makes the reflective material that will be used on all these new signs.

12/1/10, 12:42 PM
Anonymous said...

Why is TelePrompter text all in caps? Because it is easier for the person to read.

12/1/10, 1:03 PM
Anonymous said...

Mixed case is easier when there are multiple words, as in a sentence or paragraph. For one word, I guarandamtee you all caps is easier unless the font and therefore the sign is made bigger to where the lower case part is the same size as the original upper case. Bigger signs equal bigger supports, more printing materials, more sign material and more likelihood of blow down in a wind. Big barnsmell blows this way. Follow the money, folks.
Blow me indeed.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick

12/1/10, 1:48 PM
curmudgeon said...

Obviously, some a$$wipe in D.C. has a cuzzin or somesuch in the sign making business.

12/1/10, 3:40 PM
TimO said...

The next thing will be to increase the size of all street signs to 4x5feet so they can fit in all the language translations...

12/1/10, 3:56 PM
Anonymous said...

And what about the illiterates?!??? Won't they be offeeeended?

What now, WhizKid?

e~C

12/2/10, 12:48 AM

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