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Traffic Control

Topics about signs, signals, laws, and other traffic control devices.

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Last post: Today at 01:54:38 PM Re: Erroneous road signs by pderocco

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USA Toll Transponder Interoperability - 2024 edition

Started by SSOWorld

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Replies: 128
Views: 108,126

April 30, 2025, 11:42:06 AM
by Molandfreak

Road and Highway Reference Sites

Started by DesertDog

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Replies: 52
Views: 115,219

March 18, 2025, 06:05:59 PM
by bing101

Historic official state maps online

Started by NE2

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Replies: 112
Views: 215,856

November 18, 2024, 11:23:54 PM
by bugo

AASHTO Route Numbering Database Documents

Started by Rover_0

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Replies: 209
Views: 191,396

November 12, 2024, 12:01:05 PM
by Mapmikey

How do you get the URL of a particular place on Google Street View?

Started by J Route Z

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Views: 100,742

June 06, 2023, 03:26:34 PM
by hotdogPi

License Plate News

Started by Alex

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Views: 1,046,713

Today at 04:06:19 PM
by Ted$8roadFan

XY Challenge

Started by paulthemapguy

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Replies: 919
Views: 257,561

Today at 12:12:55 PM
by paulthemapguy

Highway Conspiracy Theories

Started by Max Rockatansky

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Replies: 146
Views: 21,239

Today at 09:32:20 AM
by kphoger

Secretly Signed Highways

Started by TBKS1

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Replies: 53
Views: 7,045

Today at 07:57:03 AM
by Quillz

Exit Numbers on non freeways

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 27
Views: 14,416

May 21, 2025, 11:32:01 AM
by plain

State Routes That Visit Every County Seat

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 46
Views: 4,605

May 19, 2025, 11:27:03 PM
by bassoon1986

Google Maps just fucking SUCKS now

Started by agentsteel53

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Replies: 3,007
Views: 1,091,006

May 19, 2025, 09:30:17 PM
by Michael

Interchange U-Turns that are Intentional/By Design (NOT Texas U-Turns)

Started by webny99

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Replies: 79
Views: 26,409

May 19, 2025, 09:03:09 PM
by Bitmapped

Crash prone 'modern roundabouts'

Started by tradephoric

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Replies: 3,031
Views: 1,134,078

May 19, 2025, 10:58:48 AM
by tradephoric

US Route redundant concurrencies

Started by kramie13

Replies: 16
Views: 1,792

May 19, 2025, 04:59:11 AM
by Great Lakes Roads

Bannered Routes That Don’t Make Sense

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 74
Views: 42,838

May 18, 2025, 10:36:40 PM
by TheCatalyst31

Roadgeeking on Military Bases

Started by PColumbus73

Replies: 12
Views: 1,396

May 18, 2025, 12:27:52 PM
by ElishaGOtis

What are these Street Light Assemblies called?

Started by roadman65

Replies: 5
Views: 348

May 16, 2025, 06:27:20 PM
by plain

AASHTO Spring 2025 Meeting (Hartford, CT)

Started by Great Lakes Roads

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Replies: 25
Views: 3,464

May 12, 2025, 03:36:36 PM
by WillWeaverRVA

Highways You Have Clinched

Started by Ian

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Replies: 581
Views: 354,002

May 11, 2025, 04:49:49 AM
by freebrickproductions

Railroad Overpasses With RR Company Logos -- Surviving VIntage Signs

Started by thenetwork

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Replies: 79
Views: 65,300

May 09, 2025, 12:44:00 PM
by thenetwork

Photos of roads not in Google Street View

Started by Max Rockatansky

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Replies: 33
Views: 13,913

May 08, 2025, 04:50:09 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Road-Geeky Things Of The Past That You Miss...

Started by thenetwork

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Replies: 175
Views: 86,225

May 07, 2025, 05:25:52 PM
by PColumbus73

Rank Your States Border Crossings in order of volume of travel crossed

Started by Roadgeekteen

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Replies: 82
Views: 52,867

May 07, 2025, 04:23:07 PM
by Sctvhound

Traffic Lights for Residential Driveways

Started by Alex4897

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Replies: 111
Views: 90,374

May 07, 2025, 02:11:07 PM
by formulanone

The Next Generation of the Interstate

Started by California5

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Replies: 136
Views: 64,090

May 07, 2025, 04:55:20 AM
by Quillz

"Bypasses" around Nothing Special

Started by Dirt Roads

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Replies: 46
Views: 10,786

May 07, 2025, 01:27:46 AM
by Quillz

Counties without stoplights

Started by ftballfan

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Replies: 164
Views: 98,322

May 07, 2025, 01:04:16 AM
by Quillz

Left Lane Camping

Started by webny99

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Replies: 283
Views: 91,828

May 06, 2025, 03:19:03 PM
by roadman65

Lowest-numbered route you haven't been on

Started by hotdogPi

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Replies: 1,505
Views: 425,136

May 06, 2025, 08:41:50 AM
by CNGL-Leudimin

What's the most recent new route designation in your state/province?

Started by TheStranger

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Replies: 60
Views: 35,765

May 05, 2025, 01:39:55 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Roadgeek Hot Takes

Started by CoreySamson

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Replies: 119
Views: 22,405

May 05, 2025, 11:59:35 AM
by SEWIGuy

Two-Lane Roads Where Passing Is Common

Started by webny99

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Replies: 58
Views: 17,841

May 04, 2025, 11:11:33 PM
by JREwing78

Roads you have never traveled a non-multiplexed segment of

Started by epzik8

Pages1 2 3 ... 5

Replies: 115
Views: 91,374

May 04, 2025, 06:53:21 PM
by bassoon1986

2026 Rand McNally Road Atlas

Started by bob7374

Replies: 17
Views: 10,749

May 03, 2025, 07:08:12 PM
by wriddle082

Highways from a County into another state with the same name

Started by roadman65

Replies: 19
Views: 6,167

May 03, 2025, 08:52:35 AM
by Flint1979

Longest on/off ramps

Started by MCRoads

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Replies: 90
Views: 27,389

May 02, 2025, 10:39:09 PM
by Scott5114

All Roads End Eventually...

Started by Dirt Roads

Replies: 21
Views: 8,882

May 02, 2025, 01:34:45 PM
by jeffandnicole

Are there any bannered routes outside the US?

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 40
Views: 31,354

April 26, 2025, 09:06:02 PM
by froggie

Highways Where the Quickest Way to Travel Between Endpoints is to Turn Off

Started by JayhawkCO

Pages1 2

Replies: 25
Views: 8,978

April 26, 2025, 04:51:29 PM
by dantheman

Clinching Counties' Highways

Started by NWI_Irish96

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Replies: 131
Views: 100,724

April 24, 2025, 01:35:37 PM
by JCinSummerfield

Emails to the webmasters

Started by Alex

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Replies: 86
Views: 88,079

April 23, 2025, 09:28:44 PM
by froggie

Need help identifying a particular highway

Started by WISFreeways

Replies: 11
Views: 5,779

April 23, 2025, 11:55:22 AM
by kphoger

Highways / Signs in Movies, TV Shows, and Videos

Started by Alex

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Replies: 885
Views: 506,446

April 21, 2025, 12:10:27 PM
by wxfree

The first *100 year milestone* in US route history

Started by usends

Replies: 24
Views: 16,414

April 20, 2025, 11:40:41 AM
by usends

States that want to call highway-related terms differently

Started by Big John

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Replies: 87
Views: 36,625

April 19, 2025, 12:13:46 AM
by ElishaGOtis

Longest Stretches of Interstates You've Still Not Traveled

Started by JayhawkCO

Pages1 2

Replies: 38
Views: 16,719

April 18, 2025, 10:16:35 AM
by JayhawkCO

Interstates that continue as a state highway

Started by OCGuy81

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Replies: 77
Views: 20,011

April 16, 2025, 06:41:59 PM
by cwf1701

Strange license plate

Started by pderocco

Replies: 7
Views: 3,294

April 15, 2025, 01:50:52 PM
by jdbx

Sign Stickers

Started by Molandfreak

Replies: 16
Views: 3,993

April 14, 2025, 07:13:44 PM
by formulanone

Strange lines on roads

Started by pderocco

Replies: 11
Views: 3,314

April 14, 2025, 04:25:14 PM
by kphoger

One-way patterns changed to serve brothels

Started by bandit957

Replies: 2
Views: 2,458

April 13, 2025, 03:06:19 AM
by Rothman

Roads built atop former railroad grades and named after them

Started by Max Rockatansky

Replies: 15
Views: 4,043

April 12, 2025, 05:45:11 PM
by dantheman

SO What Should be the Minimum Road Sizes of US Numbered routes be?

Started by bwana39

Replies: 23
Views: 4,609

April 11, 2025, 11:58:23 AM
by Molandfreak

Longest Distance Between Freeway Exits in Urban/Suburban Areas

Started by webny99

Replies: 20
Views: 5,442

April 10, 2025, 01:11:20 AM
by RZF

Lowest numbered route you don't have a picture of

Started by TBKS1

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 86
Views: 69,854

April 09, 2025, 11:05:15 PM
by TBKS1

New book covering the first century of the US route system

Started by usends

Replies: 19
Views: 11,591

April 09, 2025, 06:19:34 PM
by usends

Most Boring Drive Between Two Major Cities?

Started by webny99

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Replies: 195
Views: 109,220

April 08, 2025, 11:46:53 AM
by Mav94

Just got back from LA

Started by achilles765

Pages1 2

Replies: 32
Views: 23,326

April 04, 2025, 10:31:49 PM
by architect77

New Clearview Controversy?

Started by Thunderbyrd316

Replies: 9
Views: 4,413

April 01, 2025, 03:24:17 PM
by Henry

Longest Interstate You Haven't Been On

Started by adwerkema

Pages1 2 3 ... 15

Replies: 373
Views: 108,392

March 31, 2025, 08:23:58 PM
by TheHighwayMan3561

Clinching a highway by walking along it

Started by Dough4872

Replies: 14
Views: 6,625

March 27, 2025, 09:37:20 AM
by catch22

Streets that appear to be freeway ramps, but aren't.

Started by ErmineNotyours

Replies: 12
Views: 8,681

March 23, 2025, 11:56:49 PM
by jp the roadgeek

Low clearances

Started by D-Dey65

Pages1 2 3 ... 6

Replies: 134
Views: 117,499

March 22, 2025, 11:27:31 PM
by TheCatalyst31

Longest unclinched roads you've driven both ends of

Started by pderocco

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 50
Views: 34,303

March 21, 2025, 05:10:56 PM
by clong

How do highway engineers handle tectonic shifts?

Started by kernals12

Replies: 4
Views: 5,546

March 21, 2025, 04:24:41 PM
by kernals12

What are the exit numbers on the interstate in the major cities in your state?

Started by achilles765

Pages1 2

Replies: 33
Views: 24,472

March 17, 2025, 10:56:38 PM
by bassoon1986

Interchanges with no stoplights

Started by webny99

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 67
Views: 39,379

March 11, 2025, 08:31:29 AM
by webny99

Toll "islands"

Started by mrsman

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 50
Views: 32,432

March 10, 2025, 12:35:31 AM
by lepidopteran

Roads named for businesses which no longer exist (there)

Started by briantroutman

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Replies: 261
Views: 145,755

March 09, 2025, 06:12:43 PM
by JayhawkCO

"Impossible" highway improvement projects

Started by ZLoth

Pages1 2

Replies: 31
Views: 17,469

March 07, 2025, 09:54:41 AM
by webny99

Bannered county roads

Started by Molandfreak

Replies: 16
Views: 12,430

March 04, 2025, 10:57:52 PM
by Big John

Roads in Video Games

Started by KEK Inc.

Pages1 2 3 ... 11

Replies: 273
Views: 185,709

March 04, 2025, 04:57:21 PM
by ET21

Examples of banked curves on public roads?

Started by kernals12

Pages1 2

Replies: 39
Views: 20,445

March 02, 2025, 02:05:39 PM
by thspfc

Suburban Streets that Default to Freeway Ramps

Started by roadman65

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 55
Views: 33,492

February 24, 2025, 02:47:09 PM
by epzik8

Incorrect highways marked on Google Maps

Started by Riverside Frwy

Pages1 2 3 ... 51

Replies: 1,269
Views: 658,279

February 23, 2025, 10:48:06 AM
by roadman65

Best “roller coaster” roads

Started by twinsfan87

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 75
Views: 42,832

February 21, 2025, 07:27:58 PM
by dantheman

Buildings whose addresses have changed due to land annexations

Started by KCRoadFan

Replies: 12
Views: 8,215

February 13, 2025, 06:12:48 PM
by Streetman

Glaring Map Errors

Started by CapeCodder

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 62
Views: 37,197

February 12, 2025, 09:32:42 PM
by LilianaUwU

Shun Piking what are seemingly Toll Islands in a vehicle

Started by Max Rockatansky

Replies: 3
Views: 5,392

February 12, 2025, 04:35:47 PM
by hotdogPi

Which Highways in Your State are Most/Likely to be Clinched by Travelers

Started by JayhawkCO

Pages1 2 3 ... 6

Replies: 129
Views: 71,528

February 11, 2025, 01:14:43 AM
by jlam

Most extreme/bizarre railroad crossings

Started by index

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 87
Views: 66,825

February 09, 2025, 11:19:11 AM
by RobbieL2415

Longest Stretch of Highway Where You've Used Every Exit

Started by JayhawkCO

Pages1 2 3 ... 7

Replies: 152
Views: 84,741

February 05, 2025, 02:12:33 AM
by RoadRebel

Roads that you have been on before disaster

Started by Roadgeekteen

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 78
Views: 57,987

February 05, 2025, 01:47:47 AM
by RoadRebel

So. What are everyone’s favorites?

Started by achilles765

Pages1 2

Replies: 28
Views: 22,630

January 26, 2025, 08:52:59 PM
by RG470

Infrastructure Bill 2021

Started by ITB

Pages1 2 3 ... 18

Replies: 449
Views: 164,752

January 23, 2025, 04:36:18 PM
by hotdogPi

Most desolate current (surface road) business route?

Started by TheStranger

Replies: 10
Views: 8,807

January 23, 2025, 12:59:45 AM
by TheCatalyst31

Highway between France and Germany getting 5G upgrade

Started by kernals12

Replies: 10
Views: 8,399

January 21, 2025, 10:17:21 AM
by seicer

Remaining roadways with non-overlaid jointed reinforced concrete pavement

Started by Crown Victoria

Replies: 19
Views: 13,432

January 20, 2025, 06:43:28 PM
by Bitmapped

Longest signed interval between gas stations

Started by oscar

Pages1 2

Replies: 31
Views: 100,260

January 12, 2025, 11:17:31 AM
by Rothman

Intersections where the streets trade names

Started by mrsman

Replies: 5
Views: 7,906

January 09, 2025, 08:09:39 PM
by Dirt Roads

AASHTO Fall 2023 Meeting

Started by Crown Victoria

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 53
Views: 48,890

January 08, 2025, 05:32:55 PM
by yakra

Closest stretches of road you have NOT clinched

Started by NWI_Irish96

Pages1 2 3 ... 9

Replies: 213
Views: 141,107

January 07, 2025, 01:58:12 AM
by ModernDayWarrior

State Clinches - Various Categories

Started by Buck87

Pages1 2 3 ... 7

Replies: 168
Views: 123,680

January 03, 2025, 01:54:14 PM
by paulthemapguy

AASHTO Spring 2024 Meeting Minutes

Started by ericlipford

Pages1 2 3 4

Replies: 84
Views: 62,430

December 30, 2024, 08:58:05 PM
by ClassicHasClass

Highways sometimes called by an incorrect (not former) name

Started by Streetman

Pages1 2 3

Replies: 54
Views: 35,941

December 28, 2024, 10:00:43 PM
by Max Rockatansky

8,000 cars per hour per lane on the highways of tomorrow?

Started by kernals12

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Replies: 114
Views: 68,437

December 27, 2024, 10:16:07 PM
by Bickendan

When did they started doing enlarged letters

Started by Zxct56y

Pages1 2

Replies: 41
Views: 28,659

December 27, 2024, 01:55:11 PM
by baugh17

Wrong way detour concurrences

Started by Flint1979

Replies: 2
Views: 5,862

December 23, 2024, 07:42:46 AM
by Flint1979

How bad are non road geeks

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 61
Views: 42,074

December 22, 2024, 10:59:36 PM
by PColumbus73

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