The actual Worst of Road Signs

[plain]

I might be wrong but that junction looks like it's less than 1000 feet away.

[Brandon]

New Mexico is easy pickins...

https://goo.gl/maps/Mvmhc7n34CZNbUSj9

1.  Uneven posts.
2.  3/4 error.
3.  Arrow slapped on wherever it fit.
4.  Who needs a route shield and plaque, when all text on a green sign will do?

Anything else I'm missing?

Yeah, they seem to be on-par with Oklahoma in the bad sign department.

[JoePCool14]

I might be wrong but that junction looks like it's less than 1000 feet away.

Yup. Looking on Google Maps, just roughly, it looks like it may even be less than 500 feet.

[Scott5114]

New Mexico is easy pickins...

https://goo.gl/maps/Mvmhc7n34CZNbUSj9

1.  Uneven posts.
2.  3/4 error.
3.  Arrow slapped on wherever it fit.
4.  Who needs a route shield and plaque, when all text on a green sign will do?

Anything else I'm missing?

Yeah, they seem to be on-par with Oklahoma in the bad sign department.

New Mexico is where Oklahoma roadgeeks go to feel better about their lot in life.

[JoePCool14]

New Mexico is where Oklahoma roadgeeks go to feel better about their lot in life.

Where do New Mexico roadgeeks go then?

[kphoger]

New Mexico is where Oklahoma roadgeeks go to feel better about their lot in life.

Where do New Mexico roadgeeks go then?

Sub-Saharan Africa

[formulanone]

They could visit Miami-Dade.

Almost nothing is right on this sign on Bird Road (SR 976), scrunched text, wrong fonts, mutated Toll shield, and even the SunPass logo looks a bit off (particularly the "A").

[kphoger]

meh

Looks halfway OK to me.

[hotdogPi]

meh

Looks halfway OK to me.

It looks like "turn here, and you have to pay a toll". This is not the case, from what I can tell.

[kphoger]

To me, the sign says to turn left for either FL-826 North or FL-836 East Toll.

I mean, if you just post-mounted those shields, it wouldn't really convey anything differently.

[formulanone]

It conveys the message properly but it's all off-spec.

meh

Looks halfway OK to me.

Yes, it looks like it did visit an Oklahoma sign shop.

[JoePCool14]

meh

Looks halfway OK to me.

I think you're getting too used to seeing garbage signs...

[kphoger]

It isn't garbage.  The margins are pretty decent, the shields appear to be aligned vertically, the small caps are OK even if they don't match each other, ...

[Scott5114]

- North: unapproved font (appears to be Helvetica), font is horizontally compressed
- East: unapproved font (appears to be Helvetica)
- FL 826: font is horizontally compressed, uses Series E(M) when spec calls for Series D
- FL 836 Toll: unapproved font on TOLL banner (appears to be Helvetica), font for "836" is horizontally compressed, uses Series E(M) when spec calls for Series D
- NO CASH: unapproved font (appears to be Helvetica), font is horizontally compressed
- Arrow: Non-standard arrow, appears to be horizontally compressed Type D arrow, should be Type A in this case

The margins and alignment are, in fact, the only thing correct about it. I rule it to be garbage. Please run over with a truck.

[hbelkins]

I may have posted a photo of this one before, but I got a new pic the other day.

2021 KY Heartland Parkway-TN Corridor J - 005 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[kphoger]

Wow.  For only having–from what I can see–one single issue, it sure is a big enough issue to belong here.   

[formulanone]

I may have posted a photo of this one before, but I got a new pic the other day.

2021 KY Heartland Parkway-TN Corridor J - 005 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

I'm pretty sure that's an emoticon.

[LilianaUwU]

Wow.  For only having–from what I can see–one single issue, it sure is a big enough issue to belong here.   

I think the 5's are slightly crooked if I'm seeing it right. Still, it deserves its place here.

[LilianaUwU]

I often see signs that could maybe fit here, but this time I found one that's absolutely worthy of the thread:



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This "local traffic only" sign isn't even a sign, it's two pieces of paper pasted onto a sign blank.

[mrsman]

I often see signs that could maybe fit here, but this time I found one that's absolutely worthy of the thread:



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This "local traffic only" sign isn't even a sign, it's two pieces of paper pasted onto a sign blank.

I wouldnt even assume this was a legal sign.  Similar to the "drive like your children live here" signs that people post on their front porches.

[LilianaUwU]

I often see signs that could maybe fit here, but this time I found one that's absolutely worthy of the thread:



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This "local traffic only" sign isn't even a sign, it's two pieces of paper pasted onto a sign blank.

I wouldnt even assume this was a legal sign.  Similar to the "drive like your children live here" signs that people post on their front porches.

It would be legal if it were the actual sign:



Seriously, I'm sure the city has a bunch of them in the municipal garage, why couldn't they use those?

Also, the other direction has an actual sign, though it's not the standard sign as shown above. This one gets spared from being worthy of this thread, but I'm posting it for comparison.



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I like this version for more permanent situations, honestly. I wouldn't mind seeing more of it.

[Mr. Matté]

East Brunswick, NJ posting a sign about their non-compliant road markings

[roadfro]

East Brunswick, NJ posting a sign about their non-compliant road markings

Leaving aside sentiments of a blue line recognizing law enforcement and the MUTCD-legality of same... If you're gonna make a sign explaining what the blue line is for, you ought to design something a lot better than that gawd-awful sign. Something like this should be more easily legible...so larger text and less of it would have been smart. And that dedication date plaque with the mayor's name in larger lettering makes it seem like it's all a publicity stunt for Brad J Cohen's next run at public office. 

[JoePCool14]

I know basic compression errors probably don't qualify for "worst of" on their own, but this one in North Carolina takes it to a new level.

https://goo.gl/maps/5WyLuyEyhXD97Xr29

[Scott5114]

↑ I mean, that definitely qualifies as...

Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop.