Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[hbelkins]

I saw several such photos from the Oklahoma ice storm. Either that's a rare embossed sign (not likely) or it's a Photoshop job (very likely).

[Zeffy]

I just don't get how it looks like the "ice" sign is placed overlapping the normal sign. Am I missing something here..?

[Alex4897]

I saw several such photos from the Oklahoma ice storm. Either that's a rare embossed sign (not likely) or it's a Photoshop job (very likely).

There can be enough of a height difference between the layers of reflective material on a regular sign to create such a pattern in a coat of ice.  I don't see any reason to disbelieve this photo's authenticity.

[roadfro]

I saw several such photos from the Oklahoma ice storm. Either that's a rare embossed sign (not likely) or it's a Photoshop job (very likely).

There can be enough of a height difference between the layers of reflective material on a regular sign to create such a pattern in a coat of ice.  I don't see any reason to disbelieve this photo's authenticity.

Often, regulatory signs are made by making a blank rectangle of white reflective sheeting, then applying the non-reflective black elements on top of that. (That is why you sometimes see the black peeling off of some signs in hotter climates.) There is a thickness to the black film that could cause what is seen on this photo.

[vdeane]

If you can feel the difference with your finger, it's enough to see in the ice.  I don't see a reason to believe this is photoshopped, though I'm curious how it slid that way rather than stay in place or fall to the ground.

[Pete from Boston]

I just don't get how it looks like the "ice" sign is placed overlapping the normal sign. Am I missing something here..?

It has slid down from its own weight, and is being supported by the ice below it on the post.

We don't have a lot of ice storms here, but we have a lot of ice, and as it slides it does a lot of spectacular things.  The photos of unusual ice formations hanging implausibly off badly insulated roofs here last winter clogged Instagram for months.

[TrevorB]

I don't know if these are common but I've never seen them before. I spotted them on a recent trip to Nashville.



https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1812987,-86.4338184,3a,15y,99.57h,89.29t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVQjtkYZS4mfdzb0UMXe3AA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[theline]

^^ I've not seen a sign like that one, though it reminds me of this (picture stolen from GSV):


This stretch of US 33 near Goshen, IN was badly designed. The parking bays were a later addition. It took the deaths of 3 teenager girls to make INDOT wise to the fact that miles of high-speed highway with a curb and few cuts was a bad idea.

In 1978 the girls' Ford Pinto may have broken down in this area. A van plowed into the back, causing the Pinto to burst into flames. The local prosecutor charged Ford Motor with homicide in an unprecedented case, but Ford was found not guilty. Although the prosecutor contended that the Pinto was moving when struck, Ford's expert contended that it was stopped. INDOT added the parking bays after the accident. Pintos were recalled to strengthen the rear of the vehicles, where the gas tank was located.

[hbelkins]

A high school and college buddy of mine had an old Pinto. He called it "The Bomb" because of the well-known tendency of those things to explode if they were struck from the rear.

[cappicard]

This is quite redundant.

Southbound Renner Boulevard at eastbound K-10 and northbound I-435.

The No Left Turn sign is odd because anyone would crash into the side of that hill if they attempted such a turn.






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[Ace10]

^ There are a couple of (text only) "NO LEFT TURN" signs here in Oregon where there is obviously no cross-street or driveway to the left at an intersection, but the sign is still there. Maybe it's to satisfy a legal requirement (turns are automatically allowed unless a sign prohibits them). But I think the signs are also useful in case there is dense fog or otherwise low visibility. At least you know if you need to turn left, right there is not where to turn.

Are you saying having both the no left turn and no U-turn signs both on the same pole is redundant? There is a combined 'no left turn and no U-turn' sign with the arrows combined, but depending on state law left turns might be prohibited but unless U-turns are also prohibited they may be permitted, so both in fact may need to be posted.

[wytout]

I saw several such photos from the Oklahoma ice storm. Either that's a rare embossed sign (not likely) or it's a Photoshop job (very likely).

There can be enough of a height difference between the layers of reflective material on a regular sign to create such a pattern in a coat of ice.  I don't see any reason to disbelieve this photo's authenticity.

Often, regulatory signs are made by making a blank rectangle of white reflective sheeting, then applying the non-reflective black elements on top of that. (That is why you sometimes see the black peeling off of some signs in hotter climates.) There is a thickness to the black film that could cause what is seen on this photo.

Could be a situation that there was some more melting of the ice where the black text was drawing in the rays, vs. the reflective section of the panel that would be reflecting rays?  Causing a thickness difference in the ice.

[D-Dey65]

An unusual use of a Danger Warning sign on some teen actress's instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/p/6V42STPtg6/

[roadman65]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5375571,-74.2958596,3a,75y,3.27h,68.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sso9sPsKtZoAGd5Mp7F2YNw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

I could have swore I posted this one earlier, but it is not in my history or in the thread.  Three DO NOT ENTERS, as seen in the link, is kind of interesting.

[freebrickproductions]

Found this unique sign at an intersection in northern Madison County, AL a few months back. It's bad enough as it is, but it gets even better when you notice the grammar error on it.
Beautiful by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

[roadfro]

^ That looks like the 't' in "not" fell off the sign...

[cappicard]

^ There are a couple of (text only) "NO LEFT TURN" signs here in Oregon where there is obviously no cross-street or driveway to the left at an intersection, but the sign is still there. Maybe it's to satisfy a legal requirement (turns are automatically allowed unless a sign prohibits them). But I think the signs are also useful in case there is dense fog or otherwise low visibility. At least you know if you need to turn left, right there is not where to turn.

Are you saying having both the no left turn and no U-turn signs both on the same pole is redundant? There is a combined 'no left turn and no U-turn' sign with the arrows combined, but depending on state law left turns might be prohibited but unless U-turns are also prohibited they may be permitted, so both in fact may need to be posted.

The No U Turn sign should be sufficient as that is a side of a hill. The access ramps to/from eastbound K-10 end in a T at Renner Boulevard there.

These were put in within the past few months as part of the Johnson County Gateway Project.

Unless I'm mistaken, there is nothing within Kansas State Law to warrant this.

[J N Winkler]

Often, regulatory signs are made by making a blank rectangle of white reflective sheeting, then applying the non-reflective black elements on top of that. (That is why you sometimes see the black peeling off of some signs in hotter climates.) There is a thickness to the black film that could cause what is seen on this photo.

I think Oklahoma DOT uses black process ink rather than film for small single-sheet non-designable signs.  My own theory is differential heating from ambient lighting.

[noelbotevera]

Found this unique sign at an intersection in northern Madison County, AL a few months back. It's bad enough as it is, but it gets even better when you notice the grammar error on it.
Beautiful by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

That actually makes sense despite the grammar error. Crossing traffic has right-of-way, meaning they do no stop.

[freebrickproductions]

Found this unique sign at an intersection in northern Madison County, AL a few months back. It's bad enough as it is, but it gets even better when you notice the grammar error on it.
Beautiful by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

That actually makes sense despite the grammar error. Crossing traffic has right-of-way, meaning they do no stop.

Though it isn't MUTCD compliant. Here's how it should look if it was following the MUTCD:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7222955,-86.5746793,3a,15y,24.27h,75.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svb29UjnL5LawGrWfUQyyag!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dvb29UjnL5LawGrWfUQyyag%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D49.030113%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

[Zeffy]

Pennsylvania does it in a more interesting way (was this a construction sign? Because it still exists as of today):

https://www.google.ca/maps/@40.3113234,-74.9056236,3a,15y,30.21h,85.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sB04eDXV_qqdZXH_7GbHhxA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

[ekt8750]

Pennsylvania does it in a more interesting way (was this a construction sign? Because it still exists as of today):

https://www.google.ca/maps/@40.3113234,-74.9056236,3a,15y,30.21h,85.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sB04eDXV_qqdZXH_7GbHhxA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Those stop sign modifiers are usually white. I guess that particular one was temporary and then became permanent and they never installed a new permanent sign.

[SignGeek101]

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7222955,-86.5746793,3a,15y,24.27h,75.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svb29UjnL5LawGrWfUQyyag!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dvb29UjnL5LawGrWfUQyyag%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D49.030113%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Why are stop signs posted on both sides of the post? Surely it would make more sense just posting two before the intersection (say on both sides of the street), instead of one at the intersection, and another across the intersection. Like so:

https://goo.gl/maps/qEwqffGP8wM2

[Big John]

Solution when a tree is blocking the view of a stop sign?  https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.4968605,-88.0121338,3a,75y,317.86h,81.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sd6VZ5ymvV_p_lHr6ULg5ow!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

[cappicard]

Pennsylvania does it in a more interesting way (was this a construction sign? Because it still exists as of today):

https://www.google.ca/maps/@40.3113234,-74.9056236,3a,15y,30.21h,85.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sB04eDXV_qqdZXH_7GbHhxA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Those stop sign modifiers are usually white. I guess that particular one was temporary and then became permanent and they never installed a new permanent sign.

Around here in KC, they're typically yellow and rectangular.