# "No Thru Traffic," a cemetery, and memory.  M&P, you betcha.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 7, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-a-cemetery-and-memory-m-p-you-betcha/91919 "2001-11-07T01:51:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-a-cemetery-and-memory-m-p-you-betcha/91919/1 "2001-11-07T01:51:41Z")

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So I was strolling home today after work. My route takes me past a cemetery, which has a “no thru traffic” sign posted at the entrance. It’s a common sign for them to have–why, I’m not sure. Perhaps there was an epidemic of drivers taking shortcuts through graveyards before such signs were made?

As I reflected on this sight, a bit of disused memory made reconnection with the rest of my brain. Once upon a time, this common cemetery signage struck me as confusing at best, and downright ominous at worst. If you drive into a cemetery, aren’t you planning on driving out again? Doesn’t that count as being traffic that moves through? Unless…if they see you, they _keep you there_?!

I don’t recall ever bringing this up to my parents. I just sort of mildly worried about it, and then at some point I can’t place, stopped.

M…check. P…check. The end.

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**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-a-cemetery-and-memory-m-p-you-betcha/91919/2 "2001-11-07T15:23:19Z")

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North Avenue in Baltimore runs right into the cemetary. The sign on the road just before the cemetary? “Dead End”. No kiddin’, Sherlock. 🙂

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**Author:** ![whatmove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecc23a/32.png) [@whatmove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatmove)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-a-cemetery-and-memory-m-p-you-betcha/91919/3 "2001-11-07T15:59:46Z")

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furryman, that is so cool. I think I’ll have to go get a ticket to Baltimore.

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-a-cemetery-and-memory-m-p-you-betcha/91919/4 "2001-11-07T16:51:07Z")

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Tucson used to have a “dead end” sign at the cemetery at the intersection of Miracle Mile and Fort Lowell but it was changed to “no thru traffic” in the seventies.

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**Author:** ![Sophie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Sophie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophie)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-a-cemetery-and-memory-m-p-you-betcha/91919/5 "2001-11-07T17:11:48Z")

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Well, we used to have one at the entrance of the cemetery where I work, but management didn’t see the humor in it, so they wrote the city and had it removed. The sign said “Dead End”. Har-de-har, I know, it’s hysterical.

**Drastic** , we do plan on keeping you here eventually.