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Title: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: oneoftheordinary on February 10, 2024, 07:11:05 PM
Hello forum. I want to ask y'all if you can think of any examples of overhead signs that have downward facing arrows facing the lanes, but the sign itself isn't wide enough to go over all the lanes, so one of the arrows is angled a bit to still point at the lane. Sorry if my explanation was poor, I couldn't think of any examples where this is done, though I know I've seen it before.
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: Big John on February 10, 2024, 07:13:01 PM
Called dancing arrows and no longer allowed.
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: Hot Rod Hootenanny on February 10, 2024, 11:03:26 PM
Quote from: Big John on February 10, 2024, 07:13:01 PM
Called dancing arrows and no longer allowed.

Except in Ohio
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: wanderer2575 on February 10, 2024, 11:29:54 PM
A rare dancing arrow in Michigan:

(https://i.imgur.com/NuPpxM8.jpg)
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: Big John on February 10, 2024, 11:55:41 PM
^^ Unrelated but the yellow decision arrows sign is mounted upside-down.
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: Rothman on February 11, 2024, 12:47:49 AM
Quote from: Big John on February 10, 2024, 11:55:41 PM
^^ Unrelated but the yellow decision arrows sign is mounted upside-down.

I kind of like it better with what they did.
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: 1995hoo on February 11, 2024, 09:15:51 AM
I-295 in Maryland has the most extreme example of which I'm aware:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dV6B7BSWbNdvusJR9?g_st=ic
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: roadfro on February 12, 2024, 11:32:19 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 11, 2024, 09:15:51 AM
I-295 in Maryland has the most extreme example of which I'm aware:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dV6B7BSWbNdvusJR9?g_st=ic

Slight repositioning of the signs, and that dancing arrow wouldn't have been necessary at all.
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: CovalenceSTU on February 12, 2024, 04:13:12 PM
Some brand new ones (https://maps.app.goo.gl/XZiKnLUSE29FxdTN9) in Breezewood (cough), PA:
(https://i.imgur.com/AabvJkW.png)
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: epzik8 on February 13, 2024, 08:41:55 AM
Quote from: CovalenceSTU on February 12, 2024, 04:13:12 PM
Some brand new ones (https://maps.app.goo.gl/XZiKnLUSE29FxdTN9) in Breezewood (cough), PA:
(https://i.imgur.com/AabvJkW.png)

Nothing about Breezewood is cough-worthy.
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: Mr_Northside on February 13, 2024, 02:41:54 PM
I-279 SB approaching the Ft. Pitt Bridge has this (but with both arrows and not just one).  The tilt is pretty slight, due to the fact that PennDOT kept the sign size to a minimum (this is not "option" lane situation).
The next gantry after this has a larger sign for I-279 (to I-376) with 2 straight-down arrows.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6V1eSuPupajPepA9A

Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: epzik8 on March 02, 2024, 01:24:29 PM
Here's one I've taken on I-895 west of Baltimore since my original post here.

(https://i.imgur.com/Ge3C0W0.jpeg)
Title: Re: Slightly tilted arrows on overhead signs
Post by: jmacswimmer on March 02, 2024, 02:51:34 PM
Quote from: Hot Rod Hootenanny on February 10, 2024, 11:03:26 PM
Quote from: Big John on February 10, 2024, 07:13:01 PM
Called dancing arrows and no longer allowed.

Except in Ohio

Case in point, the first example I thought of upon seeing this thread is an overhead on I-480 near Cleveland that has several (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4246571,-81.5517765,3a,75y,88.46h,90.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1se7O9xEx-GYwjwW01sA4uog!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0&entry=ttu).