Photos: US-2 Is Not A Freeway
While traffic on Upper Peninsula highways has traditionally been given a bit more leeway on the posted speed limits by the Michigan State Police, in the mid-2000s, the state police began to crack down on unsafe driving, road rage and excessive speeding on US-2 across the U.P. In 2006, MDOT posted a set of three signs along US-2 WEST in St Ignace as a friendly reminder that US-2 is not a freeway and the speed limits are set accordingly.
The first of the three signs. Note that the legend is rendered in mixed-case
Clearview and erected on steel posts, much as a sign along a freeway would
be... it's ironic, isn't it? Also note the all upper-case "NOT" for emphasis.
Bonus points if you can identify the "hidden" item in this photo, related
to driving safely and within the posted speed limits... (Photo taken on September
4, 2006) Photo ©2006
by Christopher J. Bessert. All Rights Reserved. Photos may not be used in any
manner without prior written permission.
The second of three signs along US-2 WEST in St Ignace between the Burger King
and Suzy's Pasties as you begin the trek westerly across the U.P. from the
Mackinac Bridge. While these signs have appeared elsewhere on the state trunkline
system, they are still rather rare. (Photo taken on September
4, 2006) Photo ©2006
by Christopher J. Bessert. All Rights Reserved. Photos may not be used in
any manner without prior written permission.
The third signs in the trio, these include a standard Speed Limit 55 sign,
but bordered in highly-reflective yellow for added visibility, and a "Your
Speed" sign over a digital readout wih a radar gun mounted on the lower right
corner of the sign. On the day this photo was taken, September 4, 2006, the
digital readout was not turned on nor was the radar gun in operation. Photo ©2006
by Christopher J. Bessert. All Rights Reserved. Photos may not be used in
any manner without prior written permission.
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