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French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 09:23 AM
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Not even sure if it is a road sign, but ... Image driving from Orient to Grand Case, going down the hill and the road swerves left - just before the curve to the left, on the passenger side of the road is what appears to me to be a black painted human form with a red lightening bolt head level. There is another one, same side of the road approacing Grande Case, not sure where exactly, but past the turn to the GC airport I think.
Whenever we drove past always meant to ask what they were, but kept forgetting.
Anyone? J&B
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 09:29 AM
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I saw those two signs this last trip. I kind of thought they represented a place were someone had been killed, similar to the placing of a cross along our roads. No confirmation, just my thought.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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Iall said: Those signs are part of a campaign of sensibilization for scooter and motorbike rider to drive safely and wear the helmet... They are placed alongside the roads where one of them lost their life... Then why would the sign warn of danger by electrocution? I think MarcG has it right. These particular signs have nothing to do with scooters.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 01:30 PM
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Sounds like possibly we're talking about two different signs.
JohnandBev, did the sign look like the one that Marc linked? Was trying to fix his post and couldn't figure it out somehow, although I could copy and paste the url and see it.
Last edited by Carol_Hill; 03/24/2015 01:36 PM.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 02:05 PM
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I can't figure out why I can't get that link to work here, but I copied and pasted it and got it to come up in a new window. No RED lightning bolt in the sign he linked, but there is a lightning bolt by the person's head.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 02:32 PM
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The red squiggle at the top of those signs looked like a sperm to me. I'm a signmaker but those are some very strange signs.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 02:44 PM
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Carol_Hill said: I can't figure out why I can't get that link to work here, but I copied and pasted it and got it to come up in a new window. No RED lightning bolt in the sign he linked, but there is a lightning bolt by the person's head. Thats because the jpg.hlml isn't highlighted on the link.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 03:28 PM
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Dave_and_Jen said:Iall said: Those signs are part of a campaign of sensibilization for scooter and motorbike rider to drive safely and wear the helmet... They are placed alongside the roads where one of them lost their life... Then why would the sign warn of danger by electrocution? I think MarcG has it right. These particular signs have nothing to do with scooters. THe sign is not warning of danger of electrocution, it has nothing to do with it.. it has to do with scooters and motorbikes! The silhouette sign in question is also in the picture from this article, and this is what i said.. a campaign fpr motorbike and scooters to sensibilize them to wear the helmet.... (I let you the burden to translate the article if you want...) http://www.stmartinweek.com/rubriques/societe/la-premiere-silhouette-posee-a-quartier-dorleans.html
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 03:33 PM
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This may cause problems with some websites, especially those that use plugins like Flash.
This message appears on the actual website that Marc was linking to.
I was able to see the sign he was speaking of and it warns of electrocution.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 03:46 PM
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It sounds like the sign you saw was something that was made to order by somebody and made larger to get attention, rather than the similar sign that could be purchased. Seems like it is getting a lot of attention!
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/24/2015 04:15 PM
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Yes, I am aware of that. I was only trying to reference what Marc was referring to in the link he provided.
Apparently, in France these black silhouettes are placed on the road side at the scene of fatal accidents to educate other drivers. However, they are not too popular with the family members of the deceased who are constantly reminded of the family member's death each time they drive on that road. They are advocating that these signs be removed and that a more appropriate memorial sign be placed in this spot instead.
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/27/2015 09:42 PM
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contessa said: Marc is correct....they were installing high tension wire when we were there last year and this year they posted those signs. There's tons of building going on and they're burying the wires & cables.
<img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> Contessa Please.. read the whole thread, look at the links posted and the pictures, analyse, then.. and only "then".. post!... You are way off. Again... This and these signs have NOTHING to do "electricity"... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> pffffffff <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/snore.gif" alt="" />
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Re: French Side mystery road sign question
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03/27/2015 09:58 PM
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The original poster has confirmed that the sign that they were talking about is the one referring to the motorcycle fatalities. Please people, before you weigh in on a long thread like this, read some of the rest of the thread, to see if the question has already been answered.
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