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This is the sign facing west at the corner of Tenth and M, NW. The "No Thru Trucks over 1 1/4 Capacity" has been then there for years, even before the current convention center began construction, if the editor remembers correctly. The "No Buses" has been there since the early days of the convention center. (Wonder why?) It spent a couple of years upside down, but it looks right now.

3D really doesn't like to ticket violators since it's a moving violation. That gets the driver's Commercial Drivers Licence (CDL) yanked, and that's draconian. At times there has been discussion of ticketing the company, but that has fizzled out so far. While a company could trash the ticket the first time, the second time they would have to get the truck (or tour bus) out of impound. Or something. It isn't just neighborhood aesthetics and safety. Theoretically there is some concern on the part of the authorities about very heavy trucks on roads not built for that stress.

We'll get back to this in a minute.