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“Autistic Child Area” sign, on Edinborough Street in front of Bertoni Chairs and Things in Windsor, Ontario.

This sign generally rubbed me the wrong way, in part because it fails as a warning sign by conveying a specific danger and recommending a specific response. What is the proper response as a motorist for an autistic child? I have no clue, and I am an autistic person myself. If I’m a bit confused about what I’m supposed to do with it, I’m sure that others are, too. And if a road sign is not able to convey its message and then be interpreted and reacted to in an instant, then it has failed its purpose. I also felt like it was a bit infantilizing towards autistic people to put a sign up announcing their presence to drivers passing by, and expecting them to accommodate that in their driving, even though we have no idea what that accommodation might be.

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Shopping list in the parking lot of Jewel-Osco

Downward-pointing arrow on entrance to Jewel-Osco

Lighting at Menards in Niles, Illinois

Menards in Niles, Illinois [02]

Menards in Niles, Illinois [01]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [04]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [03]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [02]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [01]

Interior of CTA car 5436 [02]

Interior of CTA car 5436 [01]

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [02]

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [01]

Chicken Bibimbap from Cuckoo

French fries from Cuckoo

Steamed milk from Starbucks in a holiday cup [01]

Searchlight machine along North Clark Street

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [03]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [05]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [06]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [04]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [02]

Quality Optical [03]

Quality Optical [02]

Sign for Davis Theater [02]

Sign for Davis Theater [01]

Steamed milk from Starbucks in a holiday cup [02]

"Sugar Beats" sticker on a lamppost

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

Discarded shirt in a parking lot

Gas meters along an alley

Weathered poster on a utility pole

"NO OUTLET" sign at alley entrance

Pavement markings for utility work

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [07]

Rusted no parking sign in an alley [02]

Chicago sewer manhole cover

Rusted no parking sign in an alley [01]

Trash can at Starbucks

FedEx truck on West Giddings Street

"DO NOT FEED PIGEONS" sign [02]

"DO NOT FEED PIGEONS" sign [01]

Alley speed limit sign

Alley parallel to North Lincoln Avenue

Light on the back of an apartment building

Cluster of wrapped cables

Turn signage at the intersection of two alleys [02]

Selfie while stuck in a planter

Turn signage at the intersection of two alleys [01]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [01]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [04]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [03]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [02]

"SPEED HUMP AHEAD" sign [02]

"NO TURN ON RED" sign at North Lincoln and West Wilson Avenues [02]

"NO TURN ON RED" sign at North Lincoln and West Wilson Avenues [01]

"SPEED HUMP AHEAD" sign [01]

Quality Optical [04]

Quality Optical [01]

"Beware of dog" sign on a gate

Sidewalk graffiti on North Lincoln Avenue

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [03]

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [02]

Discarded beer bottle at 2301 West Lawrence Avenue [02]

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [02]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [03]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [02]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [01]

"Log in and stay a while"

Flag flying outside of Wintrust Bank

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [01]

Parking lot beneath the CTA tracks

CTA bus stop sign at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

Two-way traffic sign on North Oakley Avenue [02]

Two-way traffic sign on North Oakley Avenue [01]

"DO NOT ENTER" sign with religious graffiti

Utility worker in an alley

Amazon box containing free items

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [03]

Leaves on a vine across a fence

Graffiti on a utility box in an alley

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [02]

Power line configuration sign on a utility pole

"THRU TRAFFIC PROHIBITED" sign at an alley entrance [02]

"THRU TRAFFIC PROHIBITED" sign at an alley entrance [01]

Scavenger service sign

"Beware of attack flamingo" sign

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [01]

Van traverses a speed hump

Speed hump in an alley west of North Oakley Avenue

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [01]

Rat poster in an alley

Discarded beer bottle at 2301 West Lawrence Avenue [01]

Public notice for 2301 West Lawrence Avenue

CTA bus 1620 at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

2301 West Lawrence Avenue

Apartment balcony decorated for Halloween

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [02]

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [01]

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [01]

CTA Red Line train at Belmont

Elyse looks at the maps

Chris and Juni in Evanston

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [04]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [05]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [01]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [03]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [02]

Fueling the HR-V in Chesterton, Indiana

Panda Express fortune slip [05]

Ford Flex with a coating of something on its rear side

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [04]

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [03]

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [02]

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [01]

Fueling the HR-V at Meijer [02]

Fueling the HR-V at Meijer [01]

Meijer gas station in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Interior of Detroit People Mover car 11

Trackside signage at Fort/Cass station

Platform at Fort/Cass station

Detroit People Mover token [02]

Detroit People Mover token [01]

Entrance to Fort/Cass station

People Mover sign outside Fort/Cass station

Men's restroom at The Henry Ford [02]

Men's restroom at The Henry Ford [03]

Men's restroom at The Henry Ford [01]

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at The Henry Ford [03]

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at The Henry Ford [02]

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at The Henry Ford [01]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [03]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [04]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [02]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [01]

First-generation Plymouth Voyager minivan

Holiday Inn "Great Sign" at The Henry Ford [02]

Holiday Inn "Great Sign" at The Henry Ford [01]

Vintage ice bucket, glasses, and tray

Replica of a Holiday Inn guest room

John F. Kennedy Presidential Limousine [03]

John F. Kennedy Presidential Limousine [02]

John F. Kennedy Presidential Limousine [01]

Entrance to The Henry Ford

Shields for trunkline highway M-39

Worn license plate on Windsor bus 606

Pedestrian crossing sign in Windsor [02]

Pedestrian crossing sign in Windsor [01]

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [01]

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [03]

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [02]

Honda HR-V at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel duty-free store

Aisle at Bulk Barn in Windsor, Ontario [01]

Aisle at Bulk Barn in Windsor, Ontario [01]

Bins of parmesan cheese at Bulk Barn

Rockets candy at Bulk Barn

Bouillon cubes at Bulk Barn

Red-dyed pistachios at Bulk Barn

Hudson's Bay at Devonshire Mall

Parking lot lighting at Devonshire Mall [02]

Parking lot lighting at Devonshire Mall [01]

"Autistic child area" sign

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [04]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [05]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [01]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [03]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [08]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [07]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [02]

View of Windsor from the DoubleTree

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [05]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [04]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [03]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [01]

Woomy looks out the window at the DoubleTree

Woomy at the DoubleTree

Handle of Delsey suitcase

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [06]

Bowl of poutine from Harvey's [02]

Bowl of poutine from Harvey's [01]

Harvey's in Windsor, Ontario [02]

Harvey's in Windsor, Ontario [01]

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [04]

Payphone at Geraci's Slice Shop [02]

Payphone at Geraci's Slice Shop [01]

5th Street Arcade

Vintage Coke machine at Geraci's Slice Shop [02]

Vintage Coke machine at Geraci's Slice Shop [01]

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [03]

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [02]

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [01]

Slice of white pizza from Geraci's Slice Shop

Neon sign at Geraci's Slice Shop

Goodwill and Dollar Tree in Austintown, Ohio [02]

Goodwill and Dollar Tree in Austintown, Ohio [01]

Parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Roof of the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [04]

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [03]

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [02]

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [01]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [03]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [02]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [01]

Mahoning Avenue near Austintown

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [09]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [08]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [07]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [06]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [05]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [04]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [03]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [02]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [01]

Mahoning Avenue at Meander Creek Reservoir [02]

Mahoning Avenue at Meander Creek Reservoir [01]

Package of "Weekend Colon Flush" at the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Orange-flavored osmotic laxative at the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Cleveland Browns pajamas at the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Eastgate Toll Plaza

Elyse holds up a jug of Ritchey's Diet Iced Tea

Gas prices at Sheetz in Breezewood, Pennsylvania

Remodel notice at Beltsville Wawa

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [11]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [10]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [09]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [08]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [07]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [06]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [05]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [04]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [03]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [02]

Chrysler Fifth Avenue [01]

Costco in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Lakeforest Mall from a distance

Lakeforest sign at Frederick Avenue and Montgomery Village Avenue

Scion xB in the Holiday Inn parking lot

Montgomery Village Avenue, facing northeast

End of exit ramp to Montgomery Village Avenue

DoubleTree Hotel in Gaithersburg, Maryland [03]

DoubleTree Hotel in Gaithersburg, Maryland [02]

DoubleTree Hotel in Gaithersburg, Maryland [01]

Montgomery Village Avenue interchange on Interstate 270 [02]

Montgomery Village Avenue interchange on Interstate 270 [01]

Construction of Progress Labs [02]

Construction of Progress Labs [01]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [09]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [08]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [07]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [06]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [05]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [04]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [03]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [02]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Frederick Avenue [01]

Montgomery Executive Center

Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg, Maryland [03]

Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg, Maryland [02]

Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg, Maryland [01]

Sky over Montgomery Village Avenue

Retention ponds along Russell Avenue and Montgomery Village Avenue [02]

Retention ponds along Russell Avenue and Montgomery Village Avenue [01]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [08]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [07]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [06]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [05]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [04]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [03]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [02]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [01]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue, Christopher Avenue, and Lost Knife Road [06]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue, Christopher Avenue, and Lost Knife Road [05]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue, Christopher Avenue, and Lost Knife Road [04]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue, Christopher Avenue, and Lost Knife Road [03]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue, Christopher Avenue, and Lost Knife Road [02]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue, Christopher Avenue, and Lost Knife Road [01]

Cider Mill Apartments

Midcounty Highway, facing east

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Midcounty Highway [05]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Midcounty Highway [04]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Midcounty Highway [03]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Midcounty Highway [02]

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Midcounty Highway [01]

Scion xB with doors open

Train at Ballston-MU station, October 2022 [02]

Train at Ballston-MU station, October 2022 [01]

West Falls Church escalators [03]

Subway in Goshen Plaza

Overturned shopping carts in front of CVS [04]

Overturned shopping carts in front of CVS [03]

Overturned shopping carts in front of CVS [02]

Fire department training exercise at Point of Rocks [01]

Parking lot lights at Shenandoah Square [02]

Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia in early evening [03]

Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia in early evening [01]

Makeup brushes at Target

DJI Mavic Mini in flight [03]

DJI Mavic Mini in flight [02]

Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia in early evening [05]

Island in the Potomac River

Point of Rocks Bridge [03]

Parking lot lights at Shenandoah Square [01]

Object on the roof of the former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia

Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia in early evening [06]

Point of Rocks Bridge [05]

Point of Rocks Bridge [02]

Point of Rocks Bridge [01]

Fire department training exercise at Point of Rocks [03]

Honda HR-V viewed from the ground

Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia in early evening [07]

Air handling unit on the roof of the former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia

Point of Rocks Bridge [04]

Pink spill in front of Target

Overturned shopping carts in front of CVS [01]

Fire department training exercise at Point of Rocks [02]

Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia in early evening [04]

Former Walmart in Leesburg, Virginia in early evening [02]

DJI Mavic Mini in flight [01]

Fire department training exercise at Point of Rocks [04]

Benning Road station [02]

Meixin Supermarket

McDonald's on Frederick Road

Former Peebles store

Macy's at Wheaton Plaza

Bank of America building

New 24 Fitness & Basketball

Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [02]

Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southwest [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [08]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southwest [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, showing detail of the scaffolding

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the east [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [07]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the east [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southeast [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the east [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southeast [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the northwest [05]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [06]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southwest [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the northeast [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southeast [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [05]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the northwest [04]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the northwest [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west, near the Lincoln Memorial [06]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west, near the Lincoln Memorial [05]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west, near the Lincoln Memorial [04]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west, near the Lincoln Memorial [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southwest, across the Tidal Basin [04]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southwest, across the Tidal Basin [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the south, across the Tidal Basin [05]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the northwest [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west, near the Lincoln Memorial [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the south, across the Tidal Basin [04]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the south, across the Tidal Basin [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the south, across the Tidal Basin [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the northeast [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the south, across the Tidal Basin [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southeast [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the northwest [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [04]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [03]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the west, near the Lincoln Memorial [01]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southwest, across the Tidal Basin [02]

Washington Monument in scaffolding at night, viewed from the southwest, across the Tidal Basin [01]

Olney Indoor Swim Center [05]

Truck on Randolph Road

Afternoon sky over Aspen Hill

Humpback Rock [02]

Humpback Rock [01]

Honda Prelude destroyed by falling tree [01]

Honda Prelude destroyed by falling tree [02]

Early voting at Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [04]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [05]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [06]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [07]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [08]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [09]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [10]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [11]

Removing stairs on the Glenmont water tower

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [03]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [02]

Completed demolition at 1815 North Fort Myer Drive [01]

Walmart cashier

Woodley Park-Zoo collision

South River in Waynesboro

Tree at Ridgeview Park

Afton Overlook sign

Flag flying over Arlington National Cemetery [02]

Flag flying over Arlington National Cemetery [01]

Flag flying over Arlington National Cemetery [03]

District of Columbia War Memorial [01]

Resetting the fire alarm system

Students evacuating during a fire drill

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Friday 3 November 2023

Dimensions: 5700*3800

Albums: Photos by date / 2023
Photos by date / 2023 / Midwest road trip, November 2-9, 2023
Photos by location / Ontario / Windsor
Photos by subject / Transportation / Roads / Road signs

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