Three of the many new markers on Winnipeg streets. There are many more where they came from.
These new city route markers feature the new Clearview font, which, I am told, is easier to read at high speeds. In addition, the markers also feature a reflective backing so that they can be read easier at night.
That said, these new features hardly justify a city-wide search-and-destroy mission to replace every marker that city workers can get their hands on.
An argument can be made for this wholesale sign replacement on rural highways, where lighting is poor or non-existent and motorists are travelling at higher speeds.
Within Winnipeg, it is a different story. Speeds are much lower than they are on highways and Winnipeg streets are, by and large, very well lit. There are many reasons for the plethora of motor vehicle accidents within Winnipeg, but I doubt that an inability to read a road sign would be one of them.
By all means, if a sign otherwise needs replacement, then these new markers should be used. To hunt down and replace every single marker in the city, however, is simply ludicrous.
To make matters worse, I spotted one of these search-and-destroy sign replacement crews on a recent Sunday morning. No doubt, they were rubbing their hands with glee while fingering the extra cash that they'll be raking in as they bill taxpayers double time for this unnecessary job.
This is yet another indication that this municipal government has too much money on its hands. When your councillor or Mayor Sammy starts talking about snow clearing surcharges and cutting fire services because there's not enough money, you can be rest assured that it's pure bovine excrement.
There's plenty of money. They just choose to blow it elsewhere. Greg Selinger Disease has infected City Hall.
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