Appeals of court decisions are everyday events. But reviews of highway signage decisions, of highway departments, are rare rascals, but here goes!

I am a 20-year resident in Manchester. I reside off Route 202, about 400 yards west of the traffic lights located at the intersection of Routes 202 and 17. Historically, I have run out of counting times my auto has been cut off on its way to the post office, just up 17 a bit.

Coming close to running out of prayers for meaningful signage, there, highway authorities posted brand new signage last week. But may some authority give the scene second looks?

According to signage principals, the stuff exists on the right side of the driver’s roadway. At the subject site, there are two yield signs, instead of just one. A driver off 202, motoring from Augusta onto 17 gets one, and should, but so does the driver off 202, coming from Winthrop, onto 17, and should not. This latter signage can be read as applicable to that driver, being on his right shoulder of the road.

Add to this picture, the fact that authorities who did this work, also gave attention to posting red strips of material to vertical posts that could be interpreted as being applicable to the driver from the west, turning off 202 to 17, when it is not.

In court decision appeals, we are guided by the evidence. Here, is mine: Yesterday, Nov. 17, I took a one-hour driver education road trip with a young certified instructor, who expressed agreement with the above, as we passed the subject site. I am 93, he is 25; 118 years of experience. And remember, quantity is not as important as quality!

John Benoit

Manchester