It’s always the same pole there. I almost hit it once. It’s right in front of the door, so it’s easy to get distracted watching for pedestrians on your right as you try to turn left up the parking lane. Then the pole and sign will line right up behind the pillar of your cars’ windshield. There’s no curb or anything around it to warn or slow you down.

Edit: as someone else mentioned, its a sharper turn than 90d and there’s always people crossing and walking down the lane on the right, so it’s natural to want to cut the corner when turning left.

And I’d also like to thank all the Captain Obviouses saying to just slow down or “look out for the big stop sign on a yellow pole”. I’ll put the message out and I’m sure this will never happen again at this location.

There was a Supreme Court case about signs, it’s a first amendment issue. Roadways are considered the public realm. So unless they’re causing a safety hazard, states and municipalities can’t outlaw them.

Did you ask the retail worker how much they made before you decided to snub them without a tip?

Most people assume servers make a sub minimum wage, many people will correctly stop presuming that when eating in Portland. No awkward conversation needed.

You won’t need to ask, you’ll already know servers are making at least $18 if you’re in Portland.

They should have a curb around it at least