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.
Usually they make me slow down. They remind me of the need to drive safely. They make me think of my family.
ReplyDeleteThey should be banned. There are better ways to remember people than marking the location of the accident that they didn't survive.
ReplyDeleteI think it is compassionate and reminds us to be careful.
ReplyDeleteThere 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.
ReplyDeleteThey 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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