Really? The OP mentioned signs warning of the sidewalk ending as far ahead as 2400 feet. You’d be able to see that from a standing position, almost half a mile distant?
Yeah, you’re right, someone in a wheelchair couldn’t possibly slow down in time when they could finally see that the sidewalk ends.
As Chronos pointed out, though, the wheelchair user might want to consider alternate routes before then.
I understand that but this just sounds like poor planning for any good idea that might be behind it. If there’s alternate route to take the signs should be proximate to ramps or other sidewalks or paved paths. There’s no point to the oddly specific distances that really makes sense. At best this is the screwy result of good intentions, or it could be a total waste of public money.
Not to mention those walking on threadbare shoes.
That’s only for a fully-loaded, mile-long freight human. An empty human, or one that carries people instead of freight, can easily brake in half that distance.
Because neat figures are easier to understand and process. I was taught to use 2 digit accuracy for this reason, so that people could understand and process the information. But for me an even more memorable example was selling items to university students at $2.99. These were young intelligent people in a difficult course, and yet 1/10th would still process that as $2.
I don’t know why they thought “2365 feet” was a good idea, but I can guarantee that a significant number of people are going to misunderstand it. If that was important, they shouldn’t have done it that way.
Here, they warn sidewalk plow drivers during the winter, when the ending of the sidewalk is not always visible.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to have that sign at the ramp, instead of 1/2 mile ahead of it?