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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask COF, Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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Yeah, that's what I was thinking, a roundabout is a way of making right turns to go to the left.

I suppose the paint tech has advanced greatly

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The paint for the signs is outlandishly expensive. The paint for the lane markings is also insanely expensive.

They both have to be made to very exacting standards. They must reflect some light, but only so much light. They have to resist fade. They have to withstand harsh treatments. They have to expand and contract with the surfaces they cover. The list goes on...

So, there's a reason for it to be so expensive. Well, that and only one or two companies make it. I think it may only be just one company that makes the sign paint and a couple that make the paint for lane markings.

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Is there someone with the job of testing the reflectivity of road signs?

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Me.

Well, they get tested before they're shipped, but I tested them and the lane markings. I used something called a reflectometer. I had one mounted to a Volvo wagon and drove slowly down the highway collecting data. I'd also check the signs but not all of them. The one for the signs was just a handheld unit.

If the road had a minimum speed, I had a police escort and sometimes a sign truck escort.

Amusingly, I was drunk for a lot of this. I'd be drinking and driving with a police escort. Ain't too many people that can say that!

That was my doing the data collection. Pretty much the most awesome job ever. As soon as I had enough employees and could do so, I moved on to do most data collection tasks.