[SDCBC] More Sign Mischief! Pomerado Road northbound.

[Sachi Wilson]

On 10 Mar 2007, at 3:50 pm, JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/10/07 3:38:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
> rob_leone at earthlink.net writes:
>
>> Dear SDCBCers:
>>   Hi! I don't recall whether this was within San Diego or Poway, but
>> whilst riding on Pomerado Road northbound this AM I noticed a "WEAR A
>> HELMET" sign underneath one of the no parking/bike lane double signs.
>
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>
> Is that a message meant for motorists???
>
> Jon

Could it be meant for motorcyclists?  That road is frequently used by  
motorcyclists who are heading for Ramona.

FWIW my take on that sign is that it is an exhortation rather than  
some sort of misguided legal command.  If it were a legal command it  
would typically say "All Bicyclists must wear a helmet."  (Compare  
the signs at the border of California that tell motorcyclists  
entering from Arizona or Nevada that they must wear a helmet.)

Sachi Wilson
Law Office of Sachi T Wilson
sachiwilson at sbcglobal.net