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> Anderson before getting to Erwin doesn't help any). In addition,
> you have a clear view both ways, the stoplight at Trent provides
> plenty of pauses in oncoming traffic, and your average driver 
> probably figures: Why are they doing this and why should I bother 
> turning right?

Another big reason is that most people remember when it was still legal to
turn left there.  The sign went up about half way through my sophomore
year when I was living in Trent; the memory of when the turn was still
legal makes it much easier for me to break the law today.  Somehow I feel
safer knowing that the turn was legal sometime in the recent past. 
Definitely the sign is ridiculous, and is routinely ignored by students,
DU service vehicles, and just about everyone else.  It's quite pathetic,
really. 

With regard to enforcement, I assure you that I probably turned left there
two or three times a day for the entire semester, sometimes in view of a
public safety car...I'm not recommending doing this unless you want a nice
adrenaline rush, however.  If you feel uncomfortable, you can always go
straight and turn around in that drive way, or crack a U from the suicide
lane after turning right.  I'm not sure if either of these are legal.
There may be negative insurance consequences if you have an accident while
making the illegal left; that's about the only reason to think twice.

There was a lot of talk on our floor about renting an acetylene cutting
torch and showing public safety what we thought of that sign; fortunately,
nothing ever materialized from the collective dissatisfaction. =)

Nick