Do I Need a Magnifying Glass When Driving?

During the school year I drive the same way twice a day. In the morning the road is more quiet as I try to leave early, but when I am driving home in the rush hour traffic, I can glad I am driving south as the north side of the road is often bumper to bumper traffic for a few miles.

Around middle of May I began to see these strange sandwich signs along the road.

Oh, you can't read it.

Really? 

But most of you who are reading this blog are somehow involved in teaching reading or writing. What is your problem? Do you think this picture would be better?

Oh, you still can't see the text? 

I have had this same dilemma for the last few weeks. So, Annika and I decided to actually stop and take some photos on a Sunday morning when there is hardly any traffic on this road. Perhaps if we were to step really close to the board (as there really was no traffic to hinder us from stopping), we could actually be able to read the sign. As you can see, this distance does not give me any clues to the topic of the sign.

Annika walked right up to the board. 

Yes, she had to deal with some weeds that had  grown in front of the board. Still, Annika had a hard time reading the post.  If we had a hard time seeing the text, would could a driver who drives 45 miles/hour see from his/her window? 

I am taking this photo as close to the board as I can in order to fit it all in. Still, I am really having a hard time reading the text. I can see that it is about a public hearing of some sort, but, seriously, this is the format that they (township etc.) came up with to publicize the meeting?

The other day when I was again driving this section of the road, I counted 12 signs on a three mile section. I have never seen a car stop, or even slow down, to read the sign. I continue to wonder who made the decision to design and place these signs along a very busy road. Couldn't they have used twitter or other Internet based social media to inform their constituents? Using a format that public can easily access, and where the text is readable? 

So, should I start carrying a magnifying glass in the car? And I don't mean a pocket size one to read the menu, but a letter size one that would help me to read the signs along the roads. What do you think?