LPPT Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Our public safety officials can not be everywhere! These barricades have been put up for your safety! The barricades have been placed in areas where roads were flooded extensively. They are checking under the roads for stability at this time, many of them are hollow underneath where they were washed out. You are in danger of breaking through into large crevices and sinkholes under these roads. People that endanger themselves are slowing down our emergency personnel in the county. Some of these washes can be very deep. Link to post Share on other sites
FreeBird Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Note that I have heard the SO stopping vehicles that are caught crossing barricades. Link to post Share on other sites
Quality Service Tire Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Yesterday we were going to Ingles in Dallas and noticed at either Baby Jane's or Krystal two HUGE sink holes in their parking lot that were roped off.......it was really strange looking......they do happen so please be careful everyone..... Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Raider Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I am listening to the scanner, and people are driving around the road closed signs and barricades and then they are getting stuck. Link to post Share on other sites
LPPT Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Note that I have heard the SO stopping vehicles that are caught crossing barricades. I did not drive around any of them yesterday to get my video, I parked and walked to the areas to tape, that is why I looked like a drowned rat on the livestream last night. Link to post Share on other sites
The Sound Guy Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Note that I have heard the SO stopping vehicles that are caught crossing barricades. I hope they are ticketing them for something! SG Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwriter Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Our public safety officials can not be everywhere! These barricades have been put up for your safety! The barricades have been placed in areas where roads were flooded extensively. They are checking under the roads for stability at this time, many of them are hollow underneath where they were washed out. You are in danger of breaking through into large crevices and sinkholes under these roads. People that endanger themselves are slowing down our emergency personnel in the county. Some of these washes can be very deep. I'd say...if you're smart enough to cross those barricades and you get stuck, then you should be smart enough to figure out on your own how to get out of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jetsmom Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 I agree --Do not cross the barricades! At the same time, I heard about a teen on in Due West area didn't see a barricade in time (it was a dirt barricade) and went right through. Lucky he wasn't hurt but he said he didn't see it in the dark. I agree that some of them need to be more noticeable. Especailly the very dangerous ones. Flashing lights and more signage. Link to post Share on other sites
Construction Teacher Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 If you try to go around the barricades and get stuck you should have to leave your vehicle there to make it more difficult for other nitwits to do the same. Link to post Share on other sites
+nschur Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 I hope they are ticketing them for something! SG There is a specific code section for driving on a closed roadway. Trust me I wrote this all the time on Cbb Place Blvd before it was finished years ago. This is the section from Chastain to Duncan. I would go back there and sit and do my paperwork. It would get to the point sometimes where I would have to go somewhere else because too many people were going arouind the baricades and I could not get my paperwork done for writing tickets. Link to post Share on other sites
Beasley Hardwoods Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 I agree --Do not cross the barricades! At the same time, I heard about a teen on in Due West area didn't see a barricade in time (it was a dirt barricade) and went right through. Lucky he wasn't hurt but he said he didn't see it in the dark. I agree that some of them need to be more noticeable. Especailly the very dangerous ones. Flashing lights and more signage. If this kid was paying any attention at all he would of seen the ROAD CLOSED signs at the beginning of both side of this part of Due West. I know they were there I saw them my self. Like someone said yesterday about this same kid if he belonged on that road he would of known it was closed. There are so many road closed, flashing lights, cones, barrels to go around. The county is inundated by the amount of roads that need to be closed and they are making due with what they have. Not to mention the idiots that are moving the signs, cones, tape or road closed signs. These are there for a reason!!! They county is doing the best they can to get things back to working order and we need to be mindful of that. If people keep doing crap like this it is just slowing the process down. Link to post Share on other sites
ihaveadog Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Well there goes my plans for the day..... Link to post Share on other sites
Jetsmom Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 If this kid was paying any attention at all he would of seen the ROAD CLOSED signs at the beginning of both side of this part of Due West. I know they were there I saw them my self. Like someone said yesterday about this same kid if he belonged on that road he would of known it was closed. There are so many road closed, flashing lights, cones, barrels to go around. The county is inundated by the amount of roads that need to be closed and they are making due with what they have. Not to mention the idiots that are moving the signs, cones, tape or road closed signs. These are there for a reason!!! They county is doing the best they can to get things back to working order and we need to be mindful of that. If people keep doing crap like this it is just slowing the process down. That's the point. There are a lot of idiots of the road. Add in the lost folks who are just trying to find their way around, the ones that drive too fast for conditions (like the motorcycle doing 80 on my road heading towards a closed bridge), the driver on the cell phone or quieting their cranky kids, or the rubber-necker. Those are the ones needing the flashing lights and more signage. The ones who are careless tie up the emergency workers and devastate their loved ones. As for the ones taking and moving signs out of their way, THEY SHOULD BE LOCKED UP! Link to post Share on other sites
dj54 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 I'd like to personally thank the jackass that took the barricade and "road closed" sign down at Morningside Dr & Arnold Ln. This morning we went through there only to have to stop and back up all the way back to Pool Rd because the road is washed out. We saw the sign and cones laying on the side of the road where someone had moved them. GEEZ!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
michelay1000 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 As for the ones taking and moving signs out of their way, THEY SHOULD BE LOCKED UP! Someone keeps sliding the sign over near Due West and Dallas Acworth. Personally, I think they should move the sign right up to Dallas Acworth instead of in front of the subdivision. Link to post Share on other sites
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