June 24, 2004

#135 :: French road sign

A souvenir from a European road trip, a call to action, a study in French traffic control. Printed black on yellow and stuck to a little plastic road sign, the message is clear, yet vague if you feign ignorance as to its purpose: 500 meters to an exit? 500 million possible variations ahead? An arrow that got lost en route to a Volvo logo? A mutant stick figure 500 meters high? This is a silly game I'm playing, as befits a silly little sign. But it's compelling ...

Posted by mack reed at June 24, 2004 08:14 PM | TrackBack
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