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Started by CentralCAroadgeek, June 24, 2012, 09:19:26 PM

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wanderer2575

Quote from: hotdogPi on July 03, 2024, 02:28:21 PMThat pole will only block the digit for a short fraction of a second. It just happens that Google Street View took the photo exactly at that moment.

I think not:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ksto8SWe1drffoc48.  And while I doubt anyone will have a problem deciding which fork to take, it's poor placement.  Maybe more the light pole than the sign.


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Quote from: ClassicHasClass on June 20, 2024, 12:06:05 PM"Oh, don't worry, boss! We found a really safe place to put the ramp sign!"
https://maps.app.goo.gl/q4tnEwEEqVFQpZkX6

Do many people pay attention to exit speeds anyway?
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Not around here, no.  :bigass:

roadman65

https://maps.app.goo.gl/sd6xSpvsTHoEHoaM6
Look where the guide sign is placed behind a cluster of other signs.
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That whole area looks like a mess. That tree should be trimmed, and some of the signs also need to be straightened up. Seems to be one of the biggest disadvantages of U-posts. They're easy to install, but are also easier to become crooked from whatever, unlike wooden posts, telespar posts, and other types of posts. It's certainly not impossible for wooden and telespar posts to lean, it's just harder.
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Quote from: Amaury on July 04, 2024, 04:48:23 PMThat whole area looks like a mess. That tree should be trimmed, and some of the signs also need to be straightened up. Seems to be one of the biggest disadvantages of U-posts. They're easy to install, but are also easier to become crooked from whatever, unlike wooden posts, telespar posts, and other types of posts. It's certainly not impossible for wooden and telespar posts to lean, it's just harder.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/a6sZ81m9CXN3334b9
It looks worse from approaching the intersection.

That Canonball House wooden post sign should be placed on the left being this is a one way street.
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mglass87

In Chester VA, one of I-95's cloverleafs had a road coming off of it for left turns. This was removed during a road widening project but one of the Do Not Enter signs was left behind:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/28zDRQqB5WqWgjBn7

jb_va23

Quote from: mglass87 on July 11, 2024, 08:34:10 PMIn Chester VA, one of I-95's cloverleafs had a road coming off of it for left turns. This was removed during a road widening project but one of the Do Not Enter signs was left behind:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/28zDRQqB5WqWgjBn7

I was just in this area two weeks ago... now I am annoyed I didn't look. I wonder if that sign is still there  :spin:

GaryA

Quote from: mglass87 on July 11, 2024, 08:34:10 PMIn Chester VA, one of I-95's cloverleafs had a road coming off of it for left turns. This was removed during a road widening project but one of the Do Not Enter signs was left behind:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/28zDRQqB5WqWgjBn7

OK, I can see a sort of need for "it looks like a possibly-usable dirt road, we need to tell drivers not to use it".  But that "WRONG WAY" sign gives me the impression cars might be entering there.

mglass87

Quote from: jb_va23 on July 11, 2024, 09:56:49 PM
Quote from: mglass87 on July 11, 2024, 08:34:10 PMIn Chester VA, one of I-95's cloverleafs had a road coming off of it for left turns. This was removed during a road widening project but one of the Do Not Enter signs was left behind:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/28zDRQqB5WqWgjBn7

I was just in this area two weeks ago... now I am annoyed I didn't look. I wonder if that sign is still there  :spin:

It is. If you click over to the exit ramp that's just off-screen to the left, you can see an even more recent streetview where it's even leaning now.

wanderer2575

Similarly (but not nearly as dramatic), a loop ramp a couple miles from my home was realigned last year to incorporate a 90-degree turn from the road but the "Motor Vehicles Only" sign where the ramp used to be hasn't been removed.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/zYzmfd3GsyCfrM4BA

LilianaUwU

Related, this no parking sign hasn't been removed when Rue Lalemant and Rue du Prince-Édouard were redone. (If I'm not mistaken, it's gone now.)

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This has been a problem for several years...They replaced the exit sign a couple of years back, but were too lazy to trim the branches before the sign!!!

US-6
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ghpT1Vv2u9wvHPqx5?g_st=ac

At 75-80 MPH, that exit sign jumps put with little advance notice.

ClassicHasClass

Isn't that I-70 (with US 6 hitchhiking)?

thenetwork

Quote from: ClassicHasClass on July 15, 2024, 09:59:43 PMIsn't that I-70 (with US 6 hitchhiking)?

Yes.  Except on that particular stretch, US-6 is (barely) signed on a parallel road between DeBeque and New Castle.  In fact, there is a rare signed US-6 crossover exit at a fairly recent (+/- 10 year old) interchange in West Parachute.

roadman65

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/53861874600
The exit guide behind the light post. Should be repositioned so that the entire sign is visible.
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