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Though maybe not the prettiest subject in town, we have to admit liking this shot of a beat-up crosswalk signal by rsplatpc, with the detail of the spiderweb, the abuse of random stickers, and probably a sideswipe from a large vehicle. We've been noticing another slew of damaged and crooked crosswalk signs, like we did this spring, including a particularly dangerous damaged signal at Connecticut and K Street outside the Farragut North metro this morning. Anyone else see signals in need of a little repair? EXIF.
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There seem to be many countdown crosswalk counters that may look fine, but seemingly can't count. I don't know how many I've seen that jump from 30 or 18 or whatever right to 0...or that count to 0, go back up to 30 or whatever and count down again.
13th and Harvard and 13th and Columbia NW. At first I thought they were being replaced, but it has been months. First they looked like they had been smashed and turned around, then they had plastic trash bags over them for awhile, now the bags are gone.
The main problem I notice with crossing signals is that they get turned sideways (presumably from being brushed by passing trucks) and hence pedestrians cannot see what the signal indicates. This is a problem in Dupont Circle (the actual traffic circle, not the neighborhood). Although at night perhaps you can go by the color of the ambient glow...
The crosswalk signal on '13-1/2th St.' between the Wilson and Reagan buildings is misprogrammed or something -- when it counts down, all the number 2s look like backwards 9s, giving it a vaguely Cyrillic vibe.
Oddly enough, I was never one for the American Apparel ads that dcist used to shove cameltoe in my face, but I'm really diggin on the raunchy loveaccess.com ads that are popping up here between posts. I don't know which one I like better, the one with the Monument Valley cleavage or the woman who's squatting, holding her hair, and looking like she's about to take a dump. Now, if we could just get rid of that goddamn pic of the plate full of beets in the food column...
Oh, I get it. It's a subliminal message. I look at the cleavage and the squatting woman and I'm supposed to "beet" something. Oh, dcist, you sly dogs! Well played!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have a date with Rosy Palm and her five sisters. And a can of beets.
Bow chika chika bow.
Hey thanks DCist! LOL, I kinda like the name you gave me as well, rsplatDC instead of rsplatPC :-p
Oops! DC on the brain. Should be fixed now, sorry about that.
Add the one on Columbia a little bit below 18th - the Metrobus I was on took a mighty whack at it last night.