Roadside Memorials

It is easy to understand why people place memorials on a highway or road where a loved-one has been killed or seriously injured and in general there are laws related to this process that in general cause such memorials to be removed after a specific length of time. Gradually we do end up with quite a large number of such memorials that are all over the country and these could also include memorials that become large scale memorials and eventually tourist locations.
I have traveled one road over the past year, where several memorials have been in place for years and it is obvious that they are not being removed or they are constantly being replaced. I find that in one sense I fully understand why people want to place such memorials on the road, but also began to think that if any of my relatives was killed at a specific location, I would not want to constantly be reminded if I had to travel that same road. I would like to think that I would visit the graveyard and pay my respects in a location that is in my view more respectful. It could be that the memorial my cause others to slow down, take more care, or at least consider the consequences of their actions and this would be a good thing. It however does concern me how we could end up with a very large number of memorials that remind us of death.
It seems we should also be reminded of "good things" in the world. There are reasons to think about "good things". It has been reported that men that kiss their wife on the way out to work in the morning have a statistically lower chance of having a heart attack during the day. I make certain that I kiss my wife on the way out in the morning and I think about getting that kiss during the day. I actually now feel a bit bad, should I not get that kiss before I leave. Such reflection on the "good" of this can bring a smile to my face even though she is not around. It seems to me that reflection about "good things" is more important than thinking of possibly negative things.
When I visit a graveyard, I still feel sadness, but because I have more reflection time, I can think more about the good things about the person in that grave and spend more "quality" time thinking about that individual. I do not think I would get to that level of quality if I were speeding by a memorial on the highway. For me then, I do not want a roadside memorial. I may want the old fashioned "party" and would like those that I love to at least visit the my gravesite at some regular times over the years and spend a little time.
The way that people grieve, still remains up to them. We do need to grieve and then get past this in the best way that we can. I don't think we should forget the ones that have passed, but that we should remember them at less than 50 mph.