Tuesday, June 16, 2015

What's your take on roadside memorials?



Travel on any city street, county road or state highway in Kansas and, odds are, you will see a roadside memorial at some point during your trip.

Such markers are not banned, but those located along state highways are subject to review by KDOT officials for any safety hazards they may pose to the traveling public and KDOT maintenance crews.  As long as the marker is unobtrusive and located well off of the road, there will likely be no issue with its placement. However, if a marker is not maintained and falls into disrepair, it will be taken down. KDOT will then try to notify the responsible party about the matter.

Opinions differ as to whether or not roadside memorials have an impact on driver behavior. Some drivers find themselves slowing down when they see a marker, while others think the markers are too much of a distraction and impair their driving. What’s your take on roadside memorials? Sound off in the comments.

5 comments:

  1. Usually they make me slow down. They remind me of the need to drive safely. They make me think of my family.

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  2. They should be banned. There are better ways to remember people than marking the location of the accident that they didn't survive.

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  3. I think it is compassionate and reminds us to be careful.

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  4. There is a large steel cross perhaps 6'00" or taller in the ditch between Larned and Great Bend along with many other large metal memorials. These would be deadly to anyone hitting them on a motorcycle or if they went through a window during a wreck. Please get them removed. These used to be illegal to construct on right of ways and now its being encouraged. Guess KDOT could be sued for leaving these hazards up.

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  5. They are a distraction and should not be allowed. The people are buried in a cemetarys not in the ditches and as such these projects belong at the cemetery.

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