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\"\"In New York 12 street signs with a haiku underneath (designed by John Morse), have begun to appear. The plan is to install about 200 such signs, some in Spanish, at \u201ccrash-prone\u201dcrosswalks. They are believed to be \u2018an eye-catching way to encourage safety.\u2019 An example is a fallen bike with the caption:<\/p>\n

A sudden car door,<\/em>
\n<\/em>Cyclist\u2019s story rewritten.<\/em>
\n<\/em>Fractured narrative<\/em><\/p>\n

Editor’s note<\/span>: I have no idea if these will prove effective. I hope someone is evaluating this clever idea. <\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/29\/seventeen-syllable-safety-warning-signs\/<\/a>http:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/29\/seventeen-syllable-safety-warning-signs\/<\/a>http:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/29\/seventeen-syllable-safety-warning-signs\/<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In New York 12 street signs with a haiku underneath (designed by John Morse), have begun to appear. The plan is to install about 200 such signs, some in Spanish, at \u201ccrash-prone\u201dcrosswalks. They are believed to be \u2018an eye-catching way to encourage safety.\u2019 An example is a fallen bike with the caption: A sudden car […]<\/p>\n

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