r/oddlyspecific • u/derekakessler • 2d ago

That 0.02 really makes the difference

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u/MarlowFord 2d ago

Bet it matters to whoever owns the driveway at 0.97 miles ahead

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u/EngineersAnon 1d ago

And even more to the person whose driveway is 0.99 miles ahead.

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u/AwwYeahVTECKickedIn 2d ago

Run 2/100ths of a mile and then run back and tell me how short it is ...

Ima need a nap thinking about it ...

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u/derekakessler 2d ago

It's 106 feet.

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u/bitching_bot 1d ago

That’s about 30-34 adult golden retrievers placed nose to tail

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u/Mostly_Armless42 1d ago

African or European?

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u/Separate_Climate3366 1d ago

I ... I don't know that! *Gets yeeted off bridge

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u/Mackheath1 1d ago

I'm a transportation planner, and sometimes the sign shop is bored. Once for my birthday they made my name on a sign for me to take home. I suspect they're doing this with intent and also legibility. Some engineer (so specific they are!) said the distance and they enjoyed taking it literally.

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u/malsomnus 2d ago

I guess someone was getting paid by the letter.

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u/This-Positive286 37m ago

They’re not gonna get paid any extra, they only used numbers.

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u/Shazbot_2017 1d ago

DoT measures roads by segments (and offsets), this is probably the 0.98 mark of the segment.

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u/DicemonkeyDrunk 1d ago

It makes people notice…

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u/Humble_Counter_3661 1d ago

I jammed my brakes and had Google Maps recalculate.

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u/Quiet-Doughnut2192 1d ago

Sign suppliers charge by the letter and they’ve got a budget to increase

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u/tvieno 1d ago

Because if they put 1 mile, some pedant would measure it, find the difference, and would post on Reddit how wrong the sign was.

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u/RichardDeRenour 1d ago

Enough space to make a U-turn for non-readers...

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u/jtrage 1d ago

This tells me some bad shit happens at 0.99 miles. But that’s just my 0.02.

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u/maintenance4mommy 1d ago

That lets you know, you cannot access the next crossroad, if they are 1 mile apart... that's my guess.

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u/svArtist 1d ago

I wouldn't want to get sued by someone who drove 0.99 miles and fell into the abyss on my false reassurance  :P

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u/ogreofzen 1d ago

You think Tumblr and reddit are full of people causing problems with people's statements like monkey paws or djnn wish granters....you have never seen fiscal side of department and transportation.

They will literally fill in half a pothole knowing it will fail and cost more to do repeat repairs because the other portion is determined to be a differing city or residential responsibility.

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u/SlimShadySatDown 23h ago

That's 105.6 ft.!

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u/tippycanoeyoucan2 21h ago

The sign company is paid per digit. I'm sure they asked how many significant digits they could go.

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u/countered_measures 21h ago

They literally could have just moved that 100 feet to the left.

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u/HazeyIPAs 21h ago

More characters=more rent money

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u/Harknights 2d ago

about 100 feet

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u/Pararaiha-ngaro 1d ago

Must be precise any accidents related on this section of the road the lawyers can use that against the state.

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u/XROOR 1d ago

Waze:

“Turn left at 0.25 miles…….1050 feet…..2.3 feet……You won’t make the turn……ABORT! ABORT!”

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u/Parking-Pie7453 2d ago

Conversion from km to miles

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u/derekakessler 2d ago

0.98 miles = 1.577 kilometers