People falling in to the water because they think this is a gravel road.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
“People keep falling in the water thinking it’s a gravel road. Maybe we should do something?”
“Put one sign there. Anywhere, just one though”
i feel like the sign almost makes it more of a hazard, like it adds to the illusion.
WHY IS IT SO RED
Put a fence up and see who is dumb enough to hurdle into the water
I once saw a dog run into a huge pond that looked like a grass field, later I saw another dog about to do the exact same thing so I tossed a stick I had ready to throw for another dog right about in the centre of this pond and the dog stopped in its tracks clearly confused and at that moment about 15 dogs just appeared from everywhere and dove into this pond from every angle, then more dogs 😄 and then all the owners pissed cos they’d been walking well away from this pond and now they all had stinky wet dogs covered in thousands of tiny green leaves. That was a good day.
leave some crocs in there and arrange seats for spectators
It literally has stairs leading down to it
Where is this?
It’s supposed to be an art piece. The artist who made it is now furious that a sign is placed and 12(!) more will be placed.
I have to admit though it’s not exactly obvious it ain’t a road, and I agree that sign makes it worse.
that fucking sign is worthless, it seems to suggest ‘hey you can walk here give it a try’
Even worse, the municipality and companies surrounding it want to place railings and such, but since the kind is a work of art and the artist disallowed it it remains dangerous.
That sign ain’t making it better cause at first glance looks like normal street crossing sign
Why are stairs leading to the water? Why is the sign IN the water? They really work on making it look real. I bet they have cameras there just to laugh at people that fall in.
They dont think its a gravel road they think its is red asphalt its the exact same colour as our cyclepaths
The worst part is that there’s steps down to it and the water is level with the edge… It isn’t very deep it seems but would it kill them to not make it look like a curb
I was here a couple of days ago, was wondering about the red stuff lol.
Location: Netherlands, Utrecht, Rijnsweerd
This is such a shitty design. Put a guard rail on the edges, or some signs with actual purpose. Or some rubber ducks for crying out loud.
/r/assholedesign
Had this happen with my 2 dogs. Even though we’d walked by this canal a zillion times, my stupid staffie walked straight out. Having never been in water before, when she resurfaced she proceeded to doggy paddle backwards *away from me* like a giant, terrified prawn.
Then, Lou, my Jack Russell- in high dudgeon as always when Eddie acts like a prat- decided to walk over to give her a piece of his mind, and…Being fat, he didn’t even swim, just bobbed away like a deflated soccer ball.
With Eddie now doing circles just out of reach and Lou about to float off into the tide, I’d just accepted that humiliation was the only way to rescue my morons – hot tip: don’t wear a white dress for a dogwalk – when a gangly knight of well over 6’ & arms to match lay down next to me and managed to scoop both of them out by their stupid scruffs.
My hero.
Need videos.
It had to be yhe Netherlands, never a barrier or railing on canal paths in busy conurbation..
It’s where you learn to be vigilant or pay the price
well that sign certainly doesn’t help
Annoyed it says people, I want more photos, this is one person
That is honestly a terrible sign for somebody who casually looked at it while not paying attention.
I feel like… putting up a guard rail would be more effective
Maybe get rid of the sign and instead put a fountain.
They have this new thing called “a railing”. This amazing invention let’s people know that the area beyond is probably not a designated footpath.
/r/AssholeDesign
Some are saying it’s an art piece, some say it’s not. I’ve read so many solutions like better signs and railings. But no one suggested cleaning out the duckweed so it looks like water. Is there a reason why they don’t clear out the duckweed? Genuinely curious.
Context:
This is in Utrecht, Netherlands. “The sunken ship”. And it’s been there since 1993.
https://i.imgur.com/2KqBUlw.jpg
The issue is that all the duckweed started to grow recently, which is not part of the installation. It’s green normally, gets red under stress (cold).
The city should rather fix the weed problem instead of putting up stupid signs that were not neccessary for the past 30 years.
If it’s somewhere people aren’t supposed to walk, why no railing?
Whoever thought that having the sign in the water was a good idea is a moron. It makes it look more like a walkway.