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Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

Started by mass_citizen, December 04, 2013, 10:46:35 PM

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spooky

LeHay stop sign?
spotted at the Braintree, MA MBTA Station garage pick-up/drop-off exit.



Sorry for the shadows - it surprised me and I had cars behind me, so I had to snap it quickly.


Zeffy

Life would be boring if we didn't take an offramp every once in a while

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jeffandnicole

Quote from: Zeffy on April 16, 2016, 10:42:11 AM
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7495257,-75.5519863,3a,35.8y,318.27h,99.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMdm9Ag7diwgG-GhecX6X3Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Really small signs in Wilmington, DE. I wonder how hard those are to read from far away?

Fortunately they're on a city street so at 25 mph it's not that bad. The curve just after this sign is more of a pain.

BTW, I used to work in the tall, mostly glass-looking building to the left past this sign when it was the Chase building.  These signs have always been here (albeit the structure may have changed).

Bruce


Zeffy

Life would be boring if we didn't take an offramp every once in a while

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TravelingBethelite

What do you guys think of this? It's been up for 2 years. It was put up as part of minor road improvement in that area and it had no predecessor. I think it was put up by my town.
https://goo.gl/maps/ikY5sc6TPBU2
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cbeach40

Quote from: TravelingBethelite on April 21, 2016, 09:15:42 AM
What do you guys think of this? It's been up for 2 years. It was put up as part of minor road improvement in that area and it had no predecessor. I think it was put up by my town.
https://goo.gl/maps/ikY5sc6TPBU2

Based on the looks of it was installed as part of a detour. Doesn't look like a logical routing to I-84 under normal circumstances, so that looks like a contractor screw up and failed to remove it.
and waterrrrrrr!

Alex



Saw these "waterfall" signs yesterday along Pasco County 1 southbound. They were each prefaced with textual "Lanes Shift - 1000 feet" regulatory signs.

US71

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Rothman

The new signs that went up on NY 85 at the "lane smush" at the freeway's western end (at the Thruway underpass), westbound look odd to me.  Should take a picture of them.
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riiga

Quote from: US71 on April 21, 2016, 09:38:17 AM

Southland Mall in Memphis
Not bad, looks a bit like Vienna convention keep right signs with that color scheme.

odditude

Quote from: Alex on April 21, 2016, 09:34:59 AM


Saw these "waterfall" signs yesterday along Pasco County 1 southbound. They were each prefaced with textual "Lanes Shift - 1000 feet" regulatory signs.
Caution: Bacon

freebrickproductions

Huntsville, AL is normally not a place for non-standard signage, but I spotted this guy on Sparkman Drive yesterday:
Notice No Trucks by freebrickproductions, on Flickr
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kphoger

Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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ekt8750

Quote from: Alex on April 21, 2016, 09:34:59 AM


Saw these "waterfall" signs yesterday along Pasco County 1 southbound. They were each prefaced with textual "Lanes Shift - 1000 feet" regulatory signs.

And to think I thought they meant "Bacon Ahead".

cbeach40

Quote from: freebrickproductions on April 21, 2016, 06:35:44 PM
Huntsville, AL is normally not a place for non-standard signage, but I spotted this guy on Sparkman Drive yesterday:
Notice No Trucks by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

I didn't notice any trucks there so the sign must be accurate!  :)
and waterrrrrrr!

kphoger

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

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TravelingBethelite

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jeffandnicole

Quote from: TravelingBethelite on April 23, 2016, 03:59:43 PM
Where does this fall? This is pretty weird... https://goo.gl/maps/d1jn68TRcHJ2

The design of the sign is perfectly fine. The size of the numerals arent!

paulthemapguy

Quote from: jeffandnicole on April 23, 2016, 04:58:03 PM
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on April 23, 2016, 03:59:43 PM
Where does this fall? This is pretty weird... https://goo.gl/maps/d1jn68TRcHJ2

The design of the sign is perfectly fine. The size of the numerals arent!
Actually, the numerals are the only thing properly sized about that sign.  The panel and the arrow should both be larger!  The fact that those were the only size numerals they could get should have been a hint...
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D-Dey65

Quote from: noelbotevera on March 19, 2016, 09:44:42 PM
Quote from: SignGeek101 on March 19, 2016, 08:24:24 PM


Quebec always finds interesting ways to use symbols.
When merging, a bus may crash into you.
I thought that was just a Bus Merge sign, myself.

I take it this is near some entrance ramp only used by buses. Am I right, or not?


SignGeek101

Quote from: D-Dey65 on April 24, 2016, 12:27:01 AM
Quote from: noelbotevera on March 19, 2016, 09:44:42 PM
Quote from: SignGeek101 on March 19, 2016, 08:24:24 PM


Quebec always finds interesting ways to use symbols.
When merging, a bus may crash into you.
I thought that was just a Bus Merge sign, myself.

I take it this is near some entrance ramp only used by buses. Am I right, or not?

Yes. I believe that merge came from a bus-only area. In a province where English isn't allowed on road signs, symbols are king.



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