harikaried
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This morning, I packed up my 4'x8' Ron Paul Peace banner and one Ron Paul President 2012 yard sign and headed out to a nearby intersection of 2 highways: I-280 and CA 85.
I brought along a telescoping pool pole to support the 8-foot wide banner:
Where I picked up some twigs to lock in rubber bands passing through the eyelets for easy removal:
There was a slight breeze from time to time, but there was a handrail at the bottom to keep the banner from moving too much:
The California Department of Transportation estimates a peak hourly traffic of 13,900. My own quick 1-minute estimates averaged around 90 - 110 vehicles per minute across 6 lanes. There was a bit of traffic, so people weren't driving the usual 70-80mph through this intersection.
I also walked over to a nearby overpass for CA 85 with an estimate 9,000 peak hourly traffic, but I counted a similar 90 vehicles per minute across 4 lanes.
I found having the yard sign to wave pretty useful to get people's attention and waving back at those who waved or honked. Hopefully next week with more people, we can cover both directions on the highway and spread the word even more.
Do people have suggestions on organizing the banner/sign wave? It seems to me that having people spread across consecutive overpasses could be pretty effective to have multiple chances of getting attention as well as repeating the message of Ron Paul.
Also, for people that have sign waved, do you have estimates on how many people pass by per minute or hourly?
For those curious what the front looks like:
I brought along a telescoping pool pole to support the 8-foot wide banner:
Where I picked up some twigs to lock in rubber bands passing through the eyelets for easy removal:
There was a slight breeze from time to time, but there was a handrail at the bottom to keep the banner from moving too much:
The California Department of Transportation estimates a peak hourly traffic of 13,900. My own quick 1-minute estimates averaged around 90 - 110 vehicles per minute across 6 lanes. There was a bit of traffic, so people weren't driving the usual 70-80mph through this intersection.
I also walked over to a nearby overpass for CA 85 with an estimate 9,000 peak hourly traffic, but I counted a similar 90 vehicles per minute across 4 lanes.
I found having the yard sign to wave pretty useful to get people's attention and waving back at those who waved or honked. Hopefully next week with more people, we can cover both directions on the highway and spread the word even more.
Do people have suggestions on organizing the banner/sign wave? It seems to me that having people spread across consecutive overpasses could be pretty effective to have multiple chances of getting attention as well as repeating the message of Ron Paul.
Also, for people that have sign waved, do you have estimates on how many people pass by per minute or hourly?
For those curious what the front looks like:
