ironic signs

Driving around Mexico, and i've done a lot of that in the past two months, three months?, is an interesting thing sometimes.  

There are a lot of signs,  signs that i dont find particularly useful.  They say things that people who are driving should already know...

Use your seat belt

Yes, you should, and i agree its a good reminder.  so why does only about 10% of the population wear one?

Don't Drive while Tired

Do you remember in Driver's Ed when they showed that cheasey video.  The one where the guy came out of his house in a track suit and keys in his hand.  then he yawned and realized he was tired.  So instead of getting into his car and going to that movie/class/meet his girlfriend, he put the keys in his pocket and went for a run.  yeah- that's what this sign reminds me of.

Show how much culture you have, use emergency flashers

 There are actually many signs about driving with emergency flashers, i still dont understand why you constantly need to drive with flashers on, but Culture? what does that have to do with it?

Drive carefully, your family is waiting for you

 This sign is one of the most, if not the most, common sign that i see on mexican highways.  I honstley have no comment, i cant even think of how to explain why it isnt effective

Obey the signs

ok.  that the sign says so, I will now obey all signs.  good work mexican sign making committee.

If you drink, don't drive

 Now, imagine these signs appearing every 3 minutes or so, and on both sides of the road, just to make sure everyone can see them very well.  

On our 13 mexican state treck, we saw enough of these signs to last a lifetime.  Maybe thats the point.  You see them so often that they are burned into your brain, and the next time you want to drink and drive, you think of the rectangle white sign with black block letters glaring at you from the reflection of the headlights...and do it anyway.

p.s.  My other favorite, that i never got to take a picture of was one that says, "do not mistreat the signs"  and the one that annoyed israel the most, "Don't leave stones on the roadway"