Are these traffic posts NSFW?

I would have to guess that having it round removes the issue of hard edges. If you turn it into a square, some kid could run trip and smack their head on the object's edge. That would not be a pretty site. The same would go for the top. You round it off so that there are no edges.

Adding the etching in the object prevents the unit from looking plain and boring. The etching goes in, instead of out, for the safety factor again. Having the hard edges jut out would be similar to having a flat top.

Of course, I could be completely wrong in this assessment and the designer could just be a guy or gal that really likes creating objects that look like a penis.

 

I just want to know why all the traffic posts are circumcised. How about a little diversity?

 

I understand the purpose of avoiding edges in the design. That's part of why the detail choice seems so strange.
It's going to be fairly phallic in design out of necessity. Why enhance that look?
I've seen these barriers before. It seems more than a little petty to be offended by them.
I just can't help being curious about the thought process that goes into the design.
I really think there might be somebody along the way who just said 'You know what would be really funny ...'

 

Things are done on a bit larger scale in Seattle.

Seattle Municipal Tower:

 

I hear they're inviting Paris Hilton up there.

Those posts will be gone in no time.

 

I'll raise you this one....

 

Well... our society is filled with a bunch of dicks.

 

I think it's a sin that these were erected.

 

you have no balls

 

You said "erected." Huhuhuhuhuhuh. [/Beavis]

 

I'm with ya on that.