Dear Daytonian,
Here's another sign you won't see around here. It's purpose is simple, it signals drivers when it's their turn to enter the highway. The sign cycles slower as highway traffic gets heavier and more quickly when the coast is clear. As the sign below says, only one car is allowed to enter at a time and this helps the merging process be more effective.
Of course, only highways with ridiculous volumes of traffic, typically around the morning and evening rush hours, need this type of assistance. So if in your travels you encounter a ramp meter at the wrong time of day, calm down and enjoy the view. You're not going anywhere very fast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramp_meter
The Dayton Metropolitan area totals around 800,000 residents and being that large brings along most of the amenities of the larger cities, but without most of the hassles they live with daily. Combined with Midwest sensibilities, life here is easy, but if you're a Daytonian that doesn't get around much, you might not know how weird things can get out there. If you live elsewhere, you might not realize how comfortable and affordable life in Dayton is. That's the purpose of this weekly blog.
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