News:

Thanks to everyone for the feedback on what errors you encountered from the forum database changes made in Fall 2023. Let us know if you discover anymore.

Main Menu

Most absurd VMS messages

Started by Pete from Boston, July 10, 2015, 12:27:52 AM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 ... 11 12 13 14 15 ... 36
User actions

Big John

#300
July 17, 2018, 06:15:39 PM  
First guess: Kansas (Wizard of Oz theme)

hotdogPi

#301
July 17, 2018, 06:18:29 PM  
Quote from: Big John on July 17, 2018, 06:15:39 PM
First guess: Kansas (Wizard of Oz theme)

While I have no definitive proof (it's not my photo), I am pretty sure it's not.
Clinched

Traveled, plus 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

New:
I-189 clinched
US 7, VT 2A, 11, 15,  17, 73, 103, 116, 125, NH 123 traveled

ilpt4u

#302
July 17, 2018, 06:42:28 PM  
Quote from: tribar on July 13, 2018, 12:29:53 PM

I saw an actual picture of that one from the Expressway, shared on facebook. It made me chuckle

Someone @ IDOT District 1 understands no ketchup on a hot dog, at least!

SSOWorld

#303
July 17, 2018, 08:53:17 PM  





^
This is the least absurd message.

(hint - it's blank)
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

roadman

#304
July 18, 2018, 10:27:54 AM  
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on July 17, 2018, 12:26:34 AM
Quote from: tribar on July 16, 2018, 11:04:44 AM
Quote from: tckma on July 16, 2018, 07:31:17 AM
"No ketchup" ??? That makes no sense.

It's considered a sin to put ketchup on hot dogs in the city of Chicago. That's what it's referring to it.

That should read "it is a sin to put ketchup on hot dogs".  :)

  HOT DOG?
DON'T BE ONE

_______________

HOT DOGS
NO KETCHUP
ON THEM
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

jon daly

#305
July 18, 2018, 12:01:52 PM  
I don't like ketchup on hot dogs, but now I'm tempted  to use hamburger relish on one.

allniter89

#306
July 19, 2018, 12:07:37 AM  
Quote from: Duke87 on July 17, 2018, 12:45:09 AM
Three guesses which state this is in:


Massachusetts
BUY AMERICAN MADE.
SPEED SAFELY.

hotdogPi

#307
July 19, 2018, 06:38:14 AM  
Quote from: allniter89 on July 19, 2018, 12:07:37 AM
Quote from: Duke87 on July 17, 2018, 12:45:09 AM
Three guesses which state this is in:


Massachusetts

I think it's Massachusetts, too. However, there's a small chance of it being Rhode Island.
Clinched

Traveled, plus 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

New:
I-189 clinched
US 7, VT 2A, 11, 15,  17, 73, 103, 116, 125, NH 123 traveled

csw

#308
July 19, 2018, 06:03:27 PM  
And here it is in action! Heading northbound into Chicago on the Dan Ryan a few days ago.

spooky

#309
July 24, 2018, 09:02:35 AM  

roadman

#310
July 24, 2018, 12:26:46 PM   Last Edit: July 24, 2018, 03:46:54 PM by roadman
Quote from: spooky on July 24, 2018, 09:02:35 AM
COMM AVE
BRIDGE
FRIDAY


IT'S COMING
IT'S
BAD

In reference to this: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/07/22/brace-for-travel-delays-as-comm-ave-bridge-construction-begins

Do you happen to recall on what road you spotted this message?  Update:  Just saw a tweet from MassDOT showing this message.
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

spooky

#311
July 25, 2018, 11:12:36 AM  
Quote from: roadman on July 24, 2018, 12:26:46 PM
Quote from: spooky on July 24, 2018, 09:02:35 AM
COMM AVE
BRIDGE
FRIDAY


IT'S COMING
IT'S
BAD

In reference to this: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/07/22/brace-for-travel-delays-as-comm-ave-bridge-construction-begins

Do you happen to recall on what road you spotted this message?  Update:  Just saw a tweet from MassDOT showing this message.

It was on I-93 SB around Route 24. Today it was different, don't remember exactly but something with the word wicked.

roadman

#312
July 25, 2018, 02:47:58 PM   Last Edit: July 25, 2018, 03:02:33 PM by roadman
Quote from: spooky on July 25, 2018, 11:12:36 AM
Today it was different, don't remember exactly but something with the word wicked.
COMM AVE
BRIDGE
FRIDAY

WICKED
BAD
TRAVEL

Update:  MassDOT's latest Twitter posting now has this variation on the second frame:
WICKED
TOUGH
TRAVELS
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

briantroutman

#313
July 26, 2018, 11:06:22 AM  
I'm surprised that the FHWA hasn't yet clamped down on this amateur night silliness.

roadman

#314
July 27, 2018, 09:31:22 AM  
A more conventional message was displayed yesterday afternoon:

COMM AVE
BRIDGE
TONIGHT

EXPECT
DELAYS
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

spooky

#315
July 27, 2018, 09:40:00 AM  
It was "WICKED TOUGH TRAVELS" that I saw Wednesday morning. The sign was blank Thursday and Friday morning.

roadman

#316
July 27, 2018, 10:24:12 AM  
Quote from: spooky on July 27, 2018, 09:40:00 AM
It was "WICKED TOUGH TRAVELS" that I saw Wednesday morning. The sign was blank Thursday and Friday morning.
Which tells me they've backed off from the usual practice of plastering these messages on every available sign.
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

KEVIN_224

#317
July 29, 2018, 04:08:07 PM  
That awful wording could also have been Maine. Ayuh!

ModernDayWarrior

#318
August 02, 2018, 06:18:42 PM  
This might have been posted already, but I saw this picture on Facebook today posted by a friend who said it was from Oklahoma.

keke by Modern Day Warrior, on Flickr

MCRoads

#319
August 08, 2018, 04:39:56 PM  
Quote from: ModernDayWarrior on August 02, 2018, 06:18:42 PM
This might have been posted already, but I saw this picture on Facebook today posted by a friend who said it was from Oklahoma.

keke by Modern Day Warrior, on Flickr

Yessir, I-35 S x 27th St.
I build roads on Minecraft. Like, really good roads.
Interstates traveled:
4/5/10*/11**/12**/15/25*/29*/35(E/W[TX])/40*/44**/49(LA**)/55*/64**/65/66*/70°/71*76(PA*,CO*)/78*°/80*/95°/99(PA**,NY**)

*/** indicates a terminus/termini being traveled
° Indicates a gap (I.E Breezwood, PA.)

more room plz

MikeTheActuary

#320
August 09, 2018, 01:43:23 PM  
The A-Hed is a column that has traditionally featured lighter/human interest stories on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.  A-Hed columns years ago are actually how I found out that there were others who counted counties, and how I was introduced to the old m.t.r. newsgroup.

Well, A-Hed has done it again.  Today's column (paywalled, sadly): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-one-liners-in-america-are-on-the-highway-1533829593

QuoteDaniel Taylor, a traffic-operations specialist at the Virginia Department of Transportation, was lying in bed at home one night in March, jotting down ideas for highway safety signs.

"Which is a little odd,"  he says.

Inspiration struck. Why not use the "Black Panther"  movie to nag drivers? Days later, 120 large electronic billboards along major Virginia interstates beamed the bulletin: "Wakanda Driver are You? Safety is King."

MCRoads

#321
August 09, 2018, 02:07:24 PM  
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on August 09, 2018, 01:43:23 PM
The A-Hed is a column that has traditionally featured lighter/human interest stories on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.  A-Hed columns years ago are actually how I found out that there were others who counted counties, and how I was introduced to the old m.t.r. newsgroup.

Well, A-Hed has done it again.  Today's column (paywalled, sadly): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-one-liners-in-america-are-on-the-highway-1533829593

Quote from: Wall Street Journal
Daniel Taylor, a traffic-operations specialist at the Virginia Department of Transportation, was lying in bed at home one night in March, jotting down ideas for highway safety signs.

"Which is a little odd,"  he says.

Inspiration struck. Why not use the "Black Panther"  movie to nag drivers? Days later, 120 large electronic billboards along major Virginia interstates beamed the bulletin: "Wakanda Driver are You? Safety is King."


Lol, Nice!
I build roads on Minecraft. Like, really good roads.
Interstates traveled:
4/5/10*/11**/12**/15/25*/29*/35(E/W[TX])/40*/44**/49(LA**)/55*/64**/65/66*/70°/71*76(PA*,CO*)/78*°/80*/95°/99(PA**,NY**)

*/** indicates a terminus/termini being traveled
° Indicates a gap (I.E Breezwood, PA.)

more room plz

MCRoads

#322
August 09, 2018, 02:08:39 PM  
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on August 09, 2018, 01:43:23 PM
The A-Hed is a column that has traditionally featured lighter/human interest stories on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.  A-Hed columns years ago are actually how I found out that there were others who counted counties, and how I was introduced to the old m.t.r. newsgroup.

Well, A-Hed has done it again.  Today's column (paywalled, sadly): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-one-liners-in-america-are-on-the-highway-1533829593

Quote from: Wall Street Journal
Daniel Taylor, a traffic-operations specialist at the Virginia Department of Transportation, was lying in bed at home one night in March, jotting down ideas for highway safety signs.

"Which is a little odd,"  he says.

Inspiration struck. Why not use the "Black Panther"  movie to nag drivers? Days later, 120 large electronic billboards along major Virginia interstates beamed the bulletin: "Wakanda Driver are You? Safety is King."


Lol, Nice!
I build roads on Minecraft. Like, really good roads.
Interstates traveled:
4/5/10*/11**/12**/15/25*/29*/35(E/W[TX])/40*/44**/49(LA**)/55*/64**/65/66*/70°/71*76(PA*,CO*)/78*°/80*/95°/99(PA**,NY**)

*/** indicates a terminus/termini being traveled
° Indicates a gap (I.E Breezwood, PA.)

more room plz

SSR_317

#323
August 10, 2018, 04:48:28 PM  
Quote from: briantroutman on July 26, 2018, 11:06:22 AM
I'm surprised that the FHWA hasn't yet clamped down on this amateur night silliness.
Given the current regime in charge of the Federal Government, I'm surprised they haven't removed the (totally legitimate) ban on using variable message highway signs for advertising purposes. Though that's probably in the works.

busman_49

#324
September 12, 2018, 07:19:51 AM  
Ohio's today:

         CAMP IN
OHIO'S STATE PARKS
NOT THE LEFT LANE
Print
Go Up Pages 1 ... 11 12 13 14 15 ... 36
User actions

Opinions expressed here on belong solely to the poster and do not represent or reflect the opinions or beliefs of AARoads, its creators and/or associates.