Erroneous road signs

[Roadgeek2500]

Oh, and if you have one, I would like to see one of the blank shields with the arrow inside it.

Steve's VA 254 page has one...

...and another from the same town on the US 250 page...

they should go in "worst of" immediately, the whole assembly is terrible

[Takumi]

^ They're based on (and replaced) cutouts.

This VA 156 South reassurance shield is on VA 156 northbound.


And vice versa with this trailblazer.


All the other signage I saw here was correct. Last year there were a bunch of VA 636 and 643 shields and VA 156 was posted east-west.

[74/171FAN]

This is something I won't be proud of whenever I finally do clinch VA 156 north of VA 5.  It kinda hurts seeing this on the most important road I traveled on as a child.

[roadman65]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/8154064401/in/photostream/

This exit also connects with NY 281 (In where the ramp ends at) and US 11.  Both routes should be also featured on this sign.  Taken on I-81 Northbound.

[RJ145]

[Takumi]

Go home sign, you're drunk. (And perhaps probably Photoshopped.)

[NE2]

http://www.fourandsix.com/blog/2012/7/9/right-lane-must-right-left.html says it's shopped (see the comment).

[PHLBOS]

No photo but observation:

While this one may not necessarily fall under Erroneous; it clearly falls under the "Can't They Make Up Their Mind" Department.  The BGS' along I-476 South approaching Exit 18 (Ridge Pike).  The old 90s-vintage BGS' only had Norristown for the exit listing (the ramp places one along westbound Ridge Pike).  Recent replacement BGS included Conshohocken as well; the rationale likely being that one can use the Allen Wood Road jughandle to do a U-turn onto eastbound Ridge Pike.

Heading back from Harleysville last Saturday night along I-476 South; I noticed that all the new Exit 18 BGS' that had Conshohocken in its messages greened out.

Note to PennDOT: Kindly make up your minds before the signs get fabricated.

[Central Avenue]

I haven't yet gotten pictures, but...

A short detour for US 62 in New Albany, Ohio is signed with several Ohio 62 shields. Strangely stretched-looking Ohio 62 shields, to boot.

[formulanone]

^ I ran into that last year, and also was reminded that Ohio (smartly) uses the state route number for the US Route number, so it's not-quite-really an error? Well, it sure looked like a Florida-style goof to me, although at speed, an Ohio shield and a US Route shield might look much the same (although not as much as Wisconsin's).

Steve's VA 254 page has one...
...and another from the same town on the US 250 page...

That Interstate shield looks "angry" (turn left, you *%$#@!)

[Central Avenue]

I ran into that last year, and also was reminded that Ohio (smartly) uses the state route number for the US Route number, so it's not-quite-really an error?

Yeah, it's one of those things that's arguably factually correct, but I figure it counts as an "error" anyway since it's obviously not how it's intended to be signed. *shrug*

US 62 in particular seems to get that treatment a lot in this part of the state...I wonder why that is...

[vtk]

Actually I think the US->OH error is frequently associated with those combined directional signs like pictured above.  Another error I frequently see with those is the shields are the wide type (or square type stretched to 5:4 ratio) even when it's a 2-digit route number.

[Central Avenue]

Another error I frequently see with those is the shields are the wide type (or square type stretched to 5:4 ratio) even when it's a 2-digit route number.

I think I've seen that done incorrectly more times than I've seen it done correctly. At one point I assumed it must be deliberate, though the drawings in ODOT's Sign Designs and Markings Manual show a proper 2-digit shield.

[Central Avenue]

I haven't yet gotten pictures, but...

A short detour for US 62 in New Albany, Ohio is signed with several Ohio 62 shields. Strangely stretched-looking Ohio 62 shields, to boot.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Another error I frequently see with those is the shields are the wide type (or square type stretched to 5:4 ratio) even when it's a 2-digit route number.

ODOT district 5 (Mt. Vernon, Newark, Lancaster, Zanesville) seems to love horizontal directional signs with the extra wide shield (both state and federal) for 2 digit signs.

[kinupanda]

I'm wondering what the law says about that one. Clearly the intent of the sign is obvious, but if a motorist were to go straight from the right lane, could their ticket be dismissed on the technicality of erroneous signage?

[NE2]

The law says it's shopped.

[Central Avenue]

The law says it's shopped.

Yes, yes, we established that already.

But hypothetically, if it were a real sign, would it be enforceable?

[Alps]

The law says it's shopped.

Yes, yes, we established that already.

But hypothetically, if it were a real sign, would it be enforceable?

If there were no other signs or stripes indicating the intent, it's clearly unenforceable as written. But usually there's a second sign and arrows in the lane, such that you'd have a hard time if anyone ticketed you.

[ctsignguy]

I haven't yet gotten pictures, but...

A short detour for US 62 in New Albany, Ohio is signed with several Ohio 62 shields. Strangely stretched-looking Ohio 62 shields, to boot.

Ewwww!  *whacks them all with ugly sticks!!!!*

But not the worst Ohio shields i ever saw....Jake cringes when he sees monstrosities like this one (possibly designed by a bitter Michigan engineering grad

It appears Toledo and the northern strip were given back to Michigan in that design!

[vtk]

I haven't yet gotten pictures, but...

A short detour for US 62 in New Albany, Ohio is signed with several Ohio 62 shields. Strangely stretched-looking Ohio 62 shields, to boot.

Those look really goofy! Besides the square-format shape stretched to 5:4 or possibly 4:3 dimensions, they apparently made the number "as big as possible".  That looks as weird to me as a '70 spec neutered Interstate shield would look to someone accustomed to '57-spec state-named shields.

Ewwww!  *whacks them all with ugly sticks!!!!*

But not the worst Ohio shields i ever saw....Jake cringes when he sees monstrosities like this one (possibly designed by a bitter Michigan engineering grad

It appears Toledo and the northern strip were given back to Michigan in that design!

There are a bunch with that shape in Nelsonville, and I've seen a few in temporary installations for detours elsewhere.

[national highway 1]

[Roadsguy]

Hey, you stole my picture that I stole from the I-684 thread!

[national highway 1]

Hey, you stole my picture that I stole from the I-684 thread!

Well it was erroneous, so it was pretty appropriate to repost here

[NE2]

holy crap guys look what I found in another post