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I have never seen a sign in the middle of the road like that.
Not living in your area though I would have no clue if it is legal however, I would think common sense would tell you that it is not legal and a safety hazard for those on the street.
The point behind the sign is probably to get people to slow down on that street however, there are better ways to go about doing that.
My point exactly. My street is in appalling condition with several large potholes and a very bumpy surface. It is notorious in this area and is due to be resurfaced beginning in late spring. Due to the condition of the street, people rarely speed on it because they don't want to destroy their car's suspension. So the street kind of self-regulates its own speed.
Since the street IS due for resurfacing very soon, I suggested to my city council representative that perhaps we could have road bumps installed to calm traffic, since people will definitely drive faster on my street once it's fixed. I loathe road bumps, but to me they are preferable to obnoxious signs in the middle of the road.
The police deal with criminal issues, not civil issues. I don't know of any criminal codes that a person would be breaking by placing a sign in the street. However, there are civil codes (city sign code, etc) that are probably broken but would be enforced through other means than the police.
My opinion is clear: Streets - in particular, intersections and through streets - are not places where children should be playing and are generally not safe for children to be playing in. Placing a sign indicating children are playing in the street invites kids to play at places that are unsafe rather than safe places like back yards and parks. I do not agree with the use of these signs.
In my neighborhood, a particular person uses them when he washes his car and no kids are outside. I plan to photograph that inappropriate use and turn it into the city code enforcement because I do not like people placing obstructions in the street so they can have more room to wash their car in the street rather than their driveway.
The police deal with criminal issues, not civil issues. I don't know of any criminal codes that a person would be breaking by placing a sign in the street. However, there are civil codes (city sign code, etc) that are probably broken but would be enforced through other means than the police.
In this city, calling the police was the correct move. I just think the officer was wrong. This is a quiet suburb, not a crime-filled urban area. The police here are usually busier handing out tickets than fighting crime.
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My opinion is clear: Streets - in particular, intersections and through streets - are not places where children should be playing and are generally not safe for children to be playing in. Placing a sign indicating children are playing in the street invites kids to play at places that are unsafe rather than safe places like back yards and parks. I do not agree with the use of these signs.
In my neighborhood, a particular person uses them when he washes his car and no kids are outside. I plan to photograph that inappropriate use and turn it into the city code enforcement because I do not like people placing obstructions in the street so they can have more room to wash their car in the street rather than their driveway.
We used to have a few families who stuck these annoying things in the middle of the street when I lived in a development in another state. The kids played in the middle of the street all the time! The parents would call the police because people wanted to drive on the street and asked them to get out of the road. The police told them to get out and stay out of the road. The road was made for cars and not children to play in.
Every single house in that development sat on at least half an acre. So there yards were plenty large enough to play in. This issue only happened on one area of one street and the people were a problem with many things. The would park on both sides of the street in a bend so no one could drive down the street. The HOA must have sent them letters like crazy because they were always complaining at the meetings about how unfair all these rules were and how much the police sucked.
Can you call the city? Is there a road or traffic department?
Why on earth are people's children not trained about staying out of the street?
The first thing I thought, too, is it's a "Pedophiles Welcome" sign, if there ever was one. Just like those babies on board stickers, or the stickers that represent the mother family, and children, including their sexes that people put on the back of their cars. Who would I follow home if I was a sicko? Maybe it's because I'm in CA and we get the Amber alerts a lot, but I cringe when I see people being so naive about advertising not only that they have children, but where they can be found.
Anyway, I think somebody ought to run over one of those darn cones/signs, do some damage to their car, and then sue the person who put it there. Then, let them prove it was legal. Not. If it's not put there by the city, I don't see how it can be legal to put an obstruction in the road.
I bet that cop put some out on his road for his kids, he he. I don't see how he can be right, though.
Can you call the city? Is there a road or traffic department?
Why on earth are people's children not trained about staying out of the street?
The first thing I thought, too, is it's a "Pedophiles Welcome" sign, if there ever was one. Just like those babies on board stickers, or the stickers that represent the mother family, and children, including their sexes that people put on the back of their cars. Who would I follow home if I was a sicko? Maybe it's because I'm in CA and we get the Amber alerts a lot, but I cringe when I see people being so naive about advertising not only that they have children, but where they can be found.
Anyway, I think somebody ought to run over one of those darn cones/signs, do some damage to their car, and then sue the person who put it there. Then, let them prove it was legal. Not. If it's not put there by the city, I don't see how it can be legal to put an obstruction in the road.
I bet that cop put some out on his road for his kids, he he. I don't see how he can be right, though.
That was my thought process too. The cop seemed baffled by my objections to the sign, like I hated children or something. Just because I don't have any of my own doesn't mean I think it's OK to run over other people's, but like someone else said the road is for CARS...not stupid signs!
I live on a small bay with boat docks. Every time someone put any of these near my driveway I would chuck them into the bay and laugh as they floated away. It would be funnier if it was plywood because it would sink and never to be seen again.
in a similar vein some unscrupulous person would always try to dock their yacht on my house's dock without paying dock rent. One day I got sick of his 60-foot-yacht being there and used bolt cutters to cut the mooring lines. I then laughed as the boat floated away into nothingness.
It's ok to be placed by the curb or on their own driveway to call attention to drivers that there may be kids crossing the street.
It's not ok to mark a public road as their playground, and hold passerbys responsible for looking after their offsprings, while completely disregarding the public's safety.
In my subdivision the speed limit is 25 mph and as far as I can see, fewer than half the people obey it. Just as many ignore the "No Soliciting" sign at the entrance. So why would they pay any attention to a speed limit sign put up by non-authorities? If I wanted to keep kids safe, I'd teach them to get out of the way of cars.
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Just because I don't have any of my own doesn't mean I think it's OK to run over other people's, but like someone else said the road is for CARS...not stupid signs! 
