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The sign above says the turnoff for Columbia is in one-quarter of a mile. You can see the turnoff in the distance, under the bridge across I-495.<\/p>\n

One quarter of a mile is 1,320 feet. I make the turnoff, in a Prius, in 8\u00a0seconds. That’s 1320 feet divided by 8\u00a0seconds, or 165\u00a0feet per second, or 112.5\u00a0miles per hour.<\/p>\n

Either my Prius was moving very, very fast, on wet roads, or this sign is horribly flawed when describing the distance.<\/p>\n This highway sign claims it is a quarter-mile to the turnoff in the (near) distance. Hah! Hah, I say!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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