Shore Signs

Maybe it's because there are so many seasonal visitors here, but we seem to communicate an extraordinary amount of information here through signs. It also may just be my perception after coming from Venezuela. It seems to me that people here expect, and prefer, to have all the rules spelled out where they can find them for themselves. Then they don't have to spend any time looking for someone to ask how things work. They read the signs, and for the most part act according to the information given.
In Maracaibo, no matter how many signs are posted no one believes them until they've found somone to ask. Then, even if they get the same information in person, they'd really prefer to check with someone else before deciding if they need to adapt their own behavior in any way.
We also have seasonal and off season rules here, as in any vacation town, so you have to be aware of the dates and changes as they roll around. Speed limits vary with the season as do rules for dogs on the beach, the need for beach badges and the use of public tennis courts, etc.

All in all, for a community which grows so much in the summer, and fills up with so many people who have never been here before and don't know how things work, our signs seem to do a rather good job of keeping us all on the same page.