Ask Mr. Answer Person: Conflicting signs on Division Street

The directional sign has now been covered

Jim e-mails Mr. Answer Person: "Which takes precedence: markings on the road or a posted sign? The sign on Division Street at Short shows the left lane is for traffic that's turning left or going straight, but the road is painted to show the right lane traffic goes straight or makes a right turn. Which one is legal?"

Mr. Answer Person says: "You have sharp eyes, Jim!  It's not so much a question of what's legal--it's a question of what City of Decorah officials intended.  Obviously, they didn't intend to have conflicting signs.

After your e-mail got passed along to the City Engineer's Office, a bag was placed over the directional sign on Division Street at Short Street.  Now traffic will know that the right lane is the "right" lane for traffic going straight!