Engineering study for reducing sign vandalism.
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Engineering study for reducing sign vandalism.

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  • Creators:
    Harris, Gary
  • Corporate Creators:
    Iowa. Dept. of Transportation
  • Corporate Contributors:
    Iowa State University
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    HR-246
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Iowa
  • Edition:
    Final report; June 1982-June 1992.
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Iowa. Dept. of Transportation. Highway Division
  • Abstract:
    Sign vandalism has traditionally been a vexing problem for Iowa counties.

    The extent of the cost and incidence of these acts have never been fully

    ascertained, but a 1990 survey indicated that they cost Iowa counties more

    than 1.5 million dollars annually. In 1990, the Iowa Legislature

    recognized the seriousness of the problem and strengthened the existing

    sign vandalism law by increasing the penalty for illegal possession of a

    traffic control device from a simple to a serious misdemeanor. However,

    the courts must be willing to prosecute vandals to the magnitude provided

    in the Iowa Code. An educational campaign begun in 1987 involving over

    200 Iowa school districts to educate students on the seriousness of the

    problem evidently did not have the effect of dramatically reducing the

    overall cost of sign vandalism in Iowa. This study sought to define the

    scope of the problem and possibly offer some effective countermeasures to

    combat sign vandalism and theft in Iowa.

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