Vandalized signs

[SignGeek101]

http://goo.gl/maps/OQl4i

Someone did this to one of the few FHWA speed limit signs in the province.

[freebrickproductions]

This one here in Huntsville got vandalized rather recently:
Crosswalk Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

[thenetwork]

This one here in Huntsville got vandalized rather recently:
Crosswalk Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Not necessary a vandals job.   Some of the PED XING signs do incorporate that "hula hoop" outline to indicate that pedestrians may be coming or going on either side(s) of the intersection.

[freebrickproductions]

This one here in Huntsville got vandalized rather recently:
Crosswalk Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

Not necessary a vandals job.   Some of the PED XING signs do incorporate that "hula hoop" outline to indicate that pedestrians may be coming or going on either side(s) of the intersection.

Well, this used to be a standard one before someone drew that "hula hoop" on it. They did it to the one on the back of this one as well, but the other side of the street is still the same.

[Mr. Matté]

This one here in Huntsville got vandalized rather recently:...

Not necessary a vandals job.   Some of the PED XING signs do incorporate that "hula hoop" outline to indicate that pedestrians may be coming or going on either side(s) of the intersection.

This must be a very local thing because I never heard of such a thing before-- had I come upon it as a driver before today the extra feature would have been useless to me.

Most intersections would have pedestrians coming from both sides anyway so what would be the reasoning behind warning drivers anyway?

[roadfro]

This one here in Huntsville got vandalized rather recently:...

Not necessary a vandals job.   Some of the PED XING signs do incorporate that "hula hoop" outline to indicate that pedestrians may be coming or going on either side(s) of the intersection.

This must be a very local thing because I never heard of such a thing before-- had I come upon it as a driver before today the extra feature would have been useless to me.

Most intersections would have pedestrians coming from both sides anyway so what would be the reasoning behind warning drivers anyway?

The hula hoop on the pedestrian is not a legitimate feature.

It can be tricky and seem like a real thing though. A few signs near my college campus got vandalized with this in recent years. The hoop was actually a clear sticker which, from a distance, a vehicle occupant wouldn't easily be able to discern the difference.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/17165989732/
I just noticed this one with spray paint on the directional arrows.

[SignGeek101]

This one has been this way for several months now; I just now have been able to take a picture of it:



Really sad to see this sign like this. Google Streetview's imagery is only a year old, and it's easy to see how much vandalism has occurred on this sign in one year.



The replacement will probably look like this, if they decide to replace it. I'm not a fan of Clearview numerals.



Yes, I know the arrow is wrong, couldn't find the right one for the job due to my lack of arrows.

GMSV: http://goo.gl/maps/BVfHN

What did I say about a replacement sign? Was replaced sometime last week or early this week. Couldn't get my camera out fast enough. Took picture 2015/06/04.



Looks very similar to what I made back in December  Minus the shorter arrow, 5WR, and lower radius of the border of course. 

[SignGeek101]

Male pedestrians will be crossing in this area:



Pretty immature stuff, but hey, it's here.

[talllguy]

Some of the neighbors had to have heard that!

Close Range by Elliott Plack, on Flickr

[ce929wax]

There is one stop sign in my city that says "....listening to horrible music" underneath it.

[SignGeek101]

It's election time here... and that means Stop signs with so and so's name below the word 'stop'.

[ARMOURERERIC]

It's election time here... and that means Stop signs with so and so's name below the word 'stop'.

If this happened in my neighborhood, I would change it to:  Stop "a Charlie" Harper 3 way, for all my 2 and half men fans.

[noelbotevera]

It's election time here... and that means Stop signs with so and so's name below the word 'stop'.

If this happened in my neighborhood, I would change it to:  Stop "a Charlie" Harper 3 way, for all my 2 and half men fans.

Charlie missing ten cents? Could he pay the fare for the train?

[jwolfer]

Male pedestrians will be crossing in this area:



Pretty immature stuff, but hey, it's here.

I laughed with this..  I must be immature

[hbelkins]

Two frequent vandalisms of "deer crossing" signs in my area are giving the deer red Rudolph noses, and giving them penises.

[SignGeek101]

Reviving this for a minute:

Found this walking around my neighbourhood today:

[roadfro]

^ Can we talk for a minute about how unnecessarily large that (deprecated) "3 Way" placard is...?

[JoePCool14]

^ Can we talk for a minute about how unnecessarily large that (deprecated) "3 Way" placard is...?

Especially considering it is in a residential neighborhood, that's the real-life equivalent of this: 

[roadman]

Two frequent vandalisms of "deer crossing" signs in my area are giving the deer red Rudolph noses, and giving them penises.

The red Rudolph noses are a common modification to deer crossing signs in Massachusetts - at one point, every deer crossing sign on I-93 between Medford and the New Hampshire line sported them.  There were also the moose crossing signs on I-190 in Sterling (the first such signs in the state) that somebody amended by adding a silouette of a squirrel to (making it a "moose and squirrel" crossing sign - or would that be "watch for JayWarding").

[SignGeek101]

^ Can we talk for a minute about how unnecessarily large that (deprecated) "3 Way" placard is...?

That's standard here. Lucky it's not in Helvetica. 

[peterj920]

[Jim]

I would have preferred to get a picture of a much cleaner version of this sign last October.



Closer view: http://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/20151004/extraterrestrial-close.jpg

[roadfro]

I would have preferred to get a picture of a much cleaner version of this sign last October.

Closer view: http://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/20151004/extraterrestrial-close.jpg

The design of the sign is unique* and, while kind of a cool tradition for visitors, all the stickers does somewhat detract from what is still a cool sign. I kinda wish NDOT would put these on an overhead gantry to reduce the amount of stickers that get placed. (They could still keep the post-mounted version at the rest area, as it is a good photo op.)

* "Unique" in this sense refers to the uniqueness of this 'named highway' guide sign. I have not seen NDOT do any other special designs for any other guide signs denoting highway names. (The US 50 "Loneliest Road in America" signs are the only other comparable thing out there, but these have no green so I don't think of them as traditional guide signs.) I think NDOT made two each of two different designs for the Extraterrestrial Highway signs in 1996, and posted all four at dedication (one sign at each end of the route, and one in each direction at Rachel).

[jbnv]

What's the deal with putting stickers on signs in Nevada and California? Why is it that people insist on doing that?

I would have preferred to get a picture of a much cleaner version of this sign last October.

Closer view: http://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/20151004/extraterrestrial-close.jpg

The design of the sign is unique* and, while kind of a cool tradition for visitors, all the stickers does somewhat detract from what is still a cool sign. I kinda wish NDOT would put these on an overhead gantry to reduce the amount of stickers that get placed. (They could still keep the post-mounted version at the rest area, as it is a good photo op.)

* "Unique" in this sense refers to the uniqueness of this 'named highway' guide sign. I have not seen NDOT do any other special designs for any other guide signs denoting highway names. (The US 50 "Loneliest Road in America" signs are the only other comparable thing out there, but these have no green so I don't think of them as traditional guide signs.) I think NDOT made two each of two different designs for the Extraterrestrial Highway signs in 1996, and posted all four at dedication (one sign at each end of the route, and one in each direction at Rachel).