Outlandish Display Of Government Excess On I-95 In Florida: A few months ago we witnessed the installation of some 100 "No Parking" signs on the exit ramps to a pair of rest stops on...

Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL

A few months ago we witnessed the installation of some 100 "No Parking" signs on the exit ramps to a pair of rest stops on I-95 @ about milepost 292. Each exit contains ≈50 signs spaced about 50 to 60 feet apart covering nearly a half mile each.

I'm attaching two photos of this excess attempting to show "no parking" signs stretching out to infinity. Neither photo captures what I had hoped to capture, but gives an idea of this unbridled carnage.

To get the proper photo angle I would have had to shoot from the center southbound lane, which I was inclined not to do. The other photo was taken from the road shoulder on the other side of the roadway. This would have been a perfect focus stack project, but even from the shoulder, heavy traffic wind gusts severely buffeted my tripod setup. Enjoy what they are in download.

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47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Another questionable DeSantis (sic?) grandstand effort?

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Hereford wrote:

A few months ago we witnessed the installation of ... (show quote)

Your tax dollars at work!

raypep

Incredible

Did the guy who initiated this get an award from his agency?

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

The bottom is a brilliant perspective.

Wanda Krack Loc: Tennessee, USA

Has there been a problem with cars being parked along the interstate in that stretch of the road??

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

More government stupidity, good for the sign maker though,

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

It makes a very interesting photo, at least. The only thing that would improve the shot is a car parked mid way through!

Dickbas Loc: Southern New Jersey

When the Rest Stop fills up with Trucks at night, other Trucks try and park on the berms leading to, or after the Rest Stop. This is very dangerous. The signs are trying to prevent a very risky traffic situation. Other states have these signs as well, so, NO, it is NOT a Gov DeSantis grandstand effort.
Let's stick to Photography here on this web site.

Brokenland

I'm guessing there's something worth taking a photo of on the side of the road not seen in these images, thus the reasoning people stop and park there. Possible sunset or sunrise etc..

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Hereford wrote:

A few months ago we witnessed the installation of ... (show quote)

This is more/part of the "infrastructure" that Biden is lobbying for ! ? ....

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Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL

Brokenland wrote:

I'm guessing there's something worth taking a photo of on the side of the road not seen in these images, thus the reasoning people stop and park there. Possible sunset or sunrise etc..

Nope, nothing of interest around this rest stop -- just typical Florida tree landscape. Trees would block any sunrise or sunset to the East or West.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Dickbas wrote:

When the Rest Stop fills up with Trucks at night, other Trucks try and park on the berms leading to, or after the Rest Stop. This is very dangerous. The signs are trying to prevent a very risky traffic situation. Other states have these signs as well, so, NO, it is NOT a Gov DeSantis grandstand effort.
Let's stick to Photography here on this web site.

Traffic in Florida is horrendous these days - we have just under one thousand new residents PER DAY here moving here, yes 1,000 per day! Roads are clogged, people will park anywhere, and if there is a no parking sign, they will move a car length or two and park anyway...and yes the truck stops overflow all the time, filled with travelers/truckers/rv'ers etc. And not only are the roads crowded, real estate has gone $$ crazy , shortages of homes/rentals, people living out of vehicles because there aren't enough places, it's nuts! Paradise is becoming a parking lot..........

Me thinks you could quadrupple the size and number of truck stops, they would still overflow.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Dickbas wrote:

When the Rest Stop fills up with Trucks at night, other Trucks try and park on the berms leading to, or after the Rest Stop. This is very dangerous. The signs are trying to prevent a very risky traffic situation. Other states have these signs as well, so, NO, it is NOT a Gov DeSantis grandstand effort.
Let's stick to Photography here on this web site.

Lets say that from Virginia to Maine I've never seen anything like that!

Wanda Krack Loc: Tennessee, USA

Seems to me that the state road folks would try to expand the parking area for a long-term solution. It does make for an interesting photo.