Daily Picture Challenge!

[paulthemapguy]

Some road sign vigilante put electrical tape or something over the standard right arrow, to make it look like an advance right arrow.

[empirestate]

Some road sign vigilante put electrical tape or something over the standard right arrow, to make it look like an advance right arrow.

Quite possibly the Vermontiest thing that has ever occurred.

[MNHighwayMan]

Some road sign vigilante put electrical tape or something over the standard right arrow, to make it look like an advance right arrow.

Quite possibly the Vermontiest thing that has ever occurred.

Real question, though: is an advance right arrow what should be there?

[paulthemapguy]

March 17, 2018: Two numbers adding up to 17, where the higher number is better than the lower number on the "worst of road signs" to "best of road signs" scale.

Oddly, my contribution is also from Vermont!  The US2 sign has considerably more cracks in it, so I'd consider it to be of less quality than the VT-15 shield.


IMG_2710 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Real question, though: is an advance right arrow what should be there?

The sign assembly is immediately adjacent to the intersection, so I would staunchly say no.  Here is the GSV so you can judge for yourselves.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4087817,-72.194915,3a,51.6y,306.44h,95.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQuCZsUmnpYutRvS1q1z2gA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

March 18, 2018:  Post a sign from a town that is the origin of a big-box retailer chain, including department stores, grocery stores, and the like. (This does NOT include restaurants, hotels, gas stations, etc.)

Some of these might turn out to be big cities, which might make this challenge easier.
EDIT: the chain must have at least ten separate locations to qualify.

Greenville, MI, is the birthplace of the big-box retail chain called Meijer.  If you live anywhere near Michigan, you're familiar with it.  This sign photo was taken in Greenville, Michigan a couple weeks ago.


MI-091-057S by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[MNHighwayMan]

Real question, though: is an advance right arrow what should be there?

The sign assembly is immediately adjacent to the intersection, so I would staunchly say no.  Here is the GSV so you can judge for yourselves.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4087817,-72.194915,3a,51.6y,306.44h,95.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQuCZsUmnpYutRvS1q1z2gA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Ah, so no. But looking at the surroundings, I'd say the owner of that corner store/gas station there put it up so that right-turning drivers would not use his driveway as a shortcut onto VT-15. Only thing that makes sense.

[hotdogPi]

March 18, 2018:  Post a sign from a town that is the origin of a big-box retailer chain, including department stores, grocery stores, and the like. (This does NOT include restaurants, hotels, gas stations, etc.)

Lowell, MA: Market Basket (there seem to be two chains with this name, and the other one is nowhere near the
Northeast). Current headquarters are one town over in Tewksbury.

Shared bolts by <name removed>, on Flickr

[hbelkins]

March 18, 2018:  Post a sign from a town that is the origin of a big-box retailer chain, including department stores, grocery stores, and the like. (This does NOT include restaurants, hotels, gas stations, etc.)

Picking the low-hanging fruit again.

2001 Missouri-Arkansas trip - 132 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[formulanone]

March 19th: Post off-highway use of a portable message board:

[mrpablue]

03.20: Welcome sign to a city of 300000+ population. The sign must include the population of the city and some sort of image.

[hotdogPi]

March 21, 2018: Diverging diamonds.

Diverging diamond at I-285 exit 29 by <name removed>, on Flickr

[US71]

March 21, 2018: Diverging diamonds.

Springfield, MO 2009 shortly after the MO 13 DDI was opened

[paulthemapguy]

March 21, 2018: Diverging diamonds.

I'm assuming you posted this on 3-2-1 because diverging diamonds create the situation of "3, 2, 1, crash!"

Just kidding.  I'm starting to warm up to DDI's.  Here's the first one constructed in the state of Illinois.  It's not the best shot because I'm on an upgrade, but it'll have to do.


IL-059-I-88NSA by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[US 89]

March 21, 2018: Diverging diamonds.

Utah seems to like DDIs. There are currently a total of 8 in the state, and another one will open by this fall. Here’s one at I-15 and SR-68 (500 South) in Bountiful, which is about 10 miles north of Salt Lake City.

[wanderer2575]

March 21, 2018: Diverging diamonds.

University Drive at I-75 in Auburn Hills, MI:

[Jim]

March 21, 2018: Diverging diamonds.

Not a great picture, but here's the DDI at the south end of Cedar City, Utah.  October 3, 2015, which I think was pretty soon after this opened.

[PHLBOS]

March 21, 2018: Diverging diamonds.

Utah seems to like DDIs. There are currently a total of 8 in the state, and another one will open by this fall. Here's one at I-15 and SR-68 (500 South) in Bountiful, which is about 10 miles north of Salt Lake City.

Added bonus: state-named I-shields on new BGS'

[paulthemapguy]

Before winter gets too far away from us...

March 22, 2018:  Photos with falling snowflakes obscuring the traffic control elements or any standing road-related structures.


MI-US31-037-072M by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[Jim]

March 22, 2018:  Photos with falling snowflakes obscuring the traffic control elements or any standing road-related structures.

A favorite I've posted before, descending Wolf Creek Pass toward Pagosa Springs, Colorado, after a super day of skiing on  February 8, 2004.

[US 89]

March 22, 2018:  Photos with falling snowflakes obscuring the traffic control elements or any standing road-related structures.

I have several pictures with falling snow, but I figured I'd use the one with a ski areas sign.

[Jim]

March 22, 2018:  Photos with falling snowflakes obscuring the traffic control elements or any standing road-related structures.

Here's another from a ski trip of long ago.  Near Campton, New Hampshire, January 4, 2003.

[formulanone]

March 22, 2018:  Photos with falling snowflakes obscuring the traffic control elements or any standing road-related structures.

TN 53 - January 2015:


RI 146 - April 2016:


WV 214 - February 2017

[AsphaltPlanet]

March 22, 2018:  Photos with falling snowflakes obscuring the traffic control elements or any standing road-related structures.

[Thing 342]

March 22, 2018:  Photos with falling snowflakes obscuring the traffic control elements or any standing road-related structures.

Taken a few weeks ago:

US-22 EB near Munster, PA

[chays]

March 23, 2018 - A progressive challenge showing increasing number of exits on "Next X Exits" on BGSes.

The first one is your standard "Next Exit" sign.  Up next would be a BGS with "Next 2 Exits", and so on.  How high can we get in one day?

Interstate 5 Southbound West Side Freeway approaching Exit 407 - State Highway Junction Route CA-33 Santa Nella - Gustine + trucking services next exit with this roadside sign located at Merced County - Santa Nella, California. by Raymond Yu, on Flickr

[Jim]

March 23, 2018 - A progressive challenge showing increasing number of exits on "Next X Exits" on BGSes.

Sure, let's go to the Berkshires!  Mass Pike.  August 30, 2007.