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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Larry,</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am not sure about your conclusion about the advance warning signs being advisory, or your conclusion that being advisory means that drivers are supposed to take action as soon as the sign can be seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The so-named “approach zone” begins at the RXR signs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does not begin a the point where drivers are expected to be able to first see the RXR signs because that will vary from one driver to another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">If a fixed sign conveys a message that must be recognized before reaching the sign, it is preceded by a advance warning sign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An example would be a “stop ahead” sign preceding a “stop” sign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise, fixed signs without any pre-warning simply present a message that must be comprehended before passing the sign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p>
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