The actual Worst of Road Signs

Started by Alex, October 09, 2020, 12:01:18 PM

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roadfro

Quote from: 1995hoo on October 10, 2020, 08:55:06 AM
Just curious whether something like this one at Vermont and T NW in DC qualifies for this thread. Want to see if I understand the new ground rules. This seems to be an example of utter boneheadedness by the person who made it and the people who posted it.



Hard to say. Is it worst of, or is it sign with design error? (The sign designer may be the worst for making a design error on a standard sign...)
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zachary_amaryllis

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Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on October 10, 2020, 02:30:16 PM
this seems a little weird to me... (norfolk, va)

https://goo.gl/maps/HuntZ32PFBjuJFx4A

I don't know; given how soon the two roads diverge again after coming together as one, it makes sense.  Those in the left lanes trying to make it to the right hand exit, merge now, and vice-versa.
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CoreySamson

Aw man! I found a bad sign today, but I couldn't take a picture of it and street view isn't updated. I think it was supposed to be a SH 288 shield, but it ended up wrong (ironically, it stood not too far from where the infamous US 288 sign stood)

It looked something like this:
________
  SOUTH
________
    288
  TEXAS
=====>
________

Squish the words together a bit more, and you've got an idea what that sign looked like. I think it was a construction sign, so it may not be long for this world.

As for a sign that fits this thread, I'll post this, which was posted in the old thread:
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7771374,-95.9106284,3a,29.3y,118.62h,88.13t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sZiXV49wNxV8zGXO7c9JrYQ!2e0!5s20151201T000000!7i13312!8i6656

Luckily this eyesore is no longer in use.
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kphoger

Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

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PHLBOS

Quote from: 1995hoo on October 10, 2020, 08:55:06 AM
Just curious whether something like this one at Vermont and T NW in DC qualifies for this thread. Want to see if I understand the new ground rules. This seems to be an example of utter boneheadedness by the person who made it and the people who posted it.


IMHO, such would qualify for an erroneous sign and/or one with design error(s).
GPS does NOT equal GOD

kphoger

Quote from: PHLBOS on October 12, 2020, 11:53:52 AM
IMHO, such would qualify for an erroneous sign and/or one with design error(s).

I agree.  On the other hand, it certainly does qualify for the "What in heck were they thinking?" aspect of the original thread.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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Male pronouns, please.

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Rothman

Heh.  This will be the "endless debate over whether a picture is qualified" thread.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

Scott5114

Quote from: Rothman on October 12, 2020, 12:37:44 PM
Heh.  This will be the "endless debate over whether a picture is qualified" thread.

We have apparently given the people what they wanted.
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kphoger

Quote from: Scott5114 on October 12, 2020, 02:09:23 PM
We have apparently given the people what they wanted.

So charming, so naïve...
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

JoePCool14

Inb4 this gets locked and we get "The Actual, Totally For-Real, Most Horrendous, Ugly, Worst of Road Signs" thread.

:) Needs more... :sombrero: Not quite... :bigass: Perfect.
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kphoger

Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 12, 2020, 04:28:28 PM
Inb4 this gets locked and we get "The Actual, Totally For-Real, Most Horrendous, Ugly, Worst of Road Signs" thread.

That's a thread you'll never see on AARoads.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

formulanone

Coming off the Goethals Bridge into New Jersey (July 2013):



Smooshed shield shapes, stretched-out or compressed numerals, and what's with that zipper in the middle?

kphoger

When was that sign made?  It looks like an early attempt at APL, before such was standardized.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

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jeffandnicole

Quote from: formulanone on October 14, 2020, 09:16:06 AM
Coming off the Goethals Bridge into New Jersey (July 2013):



Smooshed shield shapes, stretched-out or compressed numerals, and what's with that zipper in the middle?

Other than "NJ Turnpike", there's nothing correct about that sign. And yet, it's clear and easy to understand.

roadman65

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Quote from: jeffandnicole on October 14, 2020, 11:17:56 AM
Quote from: formulanone on October 14, 2020, 09:16:06 AM
Coming off the Goethals Bridge into New Jersey (July 2013):




Smooshed shield shapes, stretched-out or compressed numerals, and what's with that zipper in the middle?

Other than "NJ Turnpike", there's nothing correct about that sign. And yet, it's clear and easy to understand.

At least no shield and text redundancy


Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

roadman65

This one in Atkinson, GA

US 82 and GA 520 actually go both ways.


Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

1995hoo

^^^^^

Quote from: Alex on October 09, 2020, 12:01:18 PM
Posts in this thread must adhere to these guidelines, the cRaIG coUntY example is what qualifies from a general consensus of the Worst of Road Signs:

....
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

roadman65

This one for sure as the shield( a replacement no doubt) as it's out of proportion to the lettering.
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

kphoger

Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

JoePCool14

Quote from: roadman65 on October 14, 2020, 11:27:17 AM
This one in Atkinson, GA

US 82 and GA 520 actually go both ways.
This should go here.

Quote from: roadman65 on October 14, 2020, 12:30:30 PM
This one for sure as the shield( a replacement no doubt) as it's out of proportion to the lettering.
This should go here.

Quote from: formulanone on October 14, 2020, 09:16:06 AM
Coming off the Goethals Bridge into New Jersey (July 2013):



Smooshed shield shapes, stretched-out or compressed numerals, and what's with that zipper in the middle?
This should go in the garbage (it's actually "worst of").

Quote from: kphoger on October 14, 2020, 12:34:39 PM
I give up.
This should be the title of the thread.

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Scott5114

You guys want the old thread back now, or...?
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JoePCool14

Quote from: Scott5114 on October 14, 2020, 01:17:41 PM
You guys want the old thread back now, or...?

What if some of the other threads, like the ones I just linked to (Signs with Design Errors, Erroneous Signs, Good/Bad/Ugly, etc.), in addition to the Worst Of thread, were pinned at the top of this board so that people saw the other threads before seeing "Worst of Road Signs" and immediately going there to post?

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Scott5114

People would probably just skip past the pinned threads and post here anyway.

Maybe it would be easier to just stop gatekeeping the thread and just have fun looking at the submissions...?
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