Your Favorite AARoads Threads

[JoePCool14]

I'm not sure if this topic has ever been brought up here before, assuming it hasn't...

What are everyone's favorite threads on the forum? It could be threads under any board or sub-board, including regional boards.

For reference, your favorite thread could be anything from a place you check immediately when you sign on, or to a favorite thread of the past you enjoy looking back on. 

For starters, mine would have to be Redesign This! over in Road-Related Illustrations. Without a doubt, it's the place I have spent the most time trying to redesign assemblies over the years.

[Max Rockatansky]

Sorry State of Automobiles in the 70s, 80s, 90s since that went way further than I thought it would and has a nice assortment of video links. 

[Takumi]

Alanland was legitimately creative for awhile.

[1995hoo]

Future I366.

[jeffandnicole]

Alanland was awesome.  I still think it was going well, but some people forget that if they don't care about a thread, they truly have the option to ignore a thread or topic, and their complaining ultimately lead to its demise.  Many threads get political or become a bit of an online brawl.  Alanland stayed quite sane.

Outside of that, there's several threads that I keep tabs on, but the vast majority of threads on here I've never looked at, or at minimum contributed to.

[webny99]

I'm a little embarrassed of myself for it now, but I did start a similar thread way back in February 2018.

[kphoger]

Alanland was awesome.  I still think it was going well, but some people forget that if they don't care about a thread, they truly have the option to ignore a thread or topic, and their complaining ultimately lead to its demise.  Many threads get political or become a bit of an online brawl.  Alanland stayed quite sane.

Outside of that, there's several threads that I keep tabs on, but the vast majority of threads on here I've never looked at, or at minimum contributed to.

I generally agree, except for the highlighted word.  'Sane' goes a little too far.

That thread was pure gold for about 20 or 30 pages, but then the quality declined after that.

[kphoger]

pssssssssst........  The Perkins Union thread is still open.

[STLmapboy]

Traffic signals by far.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I liked the Threads you'll never see in AARoads thread until your guys hijacked it with that clock thing and now I don't have where to put some crazy ideas I had, including some coronavirus-related.

[kphoger]

I liked the Threads you'll never see in AARoads thread until your guys hijacked it with that clock thing and now I don't have where to put some crazy ideas I had, including some coronavirus-related.

And all the mods are now patting themselves on the back for locking that thread.

[hotdogPi]

I liked the Threads you'll never see in AARoads thread until your guys hijacked it with that clock thing and now I don't have where to put some crazy ideas I had, including some coronavirus-related.

And all the mods are now patting themselves on the back for locking that thread.

Wasn't that lock supposed to be temporary, anyway?

[kphoger]

I liked the Threads you'll never see in AARoads thread until your guys hijacked it with that clock thing and now I don't have where to put some crazy ideas I had, including some coronavirus-related.

And all the mods are now patting themselves on the back for locking that thread.

Wasn't that lock supposed to be temporary, anyway?

↓   It didn't sound temporary to me.   ↓

This thread has gone on long enough.

[webny99]

I liked the Threads you'll never see in AARoads thread until your guys hijacked it with that clock thing and now I don't have where to put some crazy ideas I had, including some coronavirus-related.

And all the mods are now patting themselves on the back for locking that thread.

Wasn't that lock supposed to be temporary, anyway?

↓   It didn't sound temporary to me.   ↓

This thread has gone on long enough.

Oh, I think 1 was talking about the "coronavirus pandemic" thread. Given the phrase you bolded, that's what I thought you were talking about, too.

[hotdogPi]

I liked the Threads you'll never see in AARoads thread until your guys hijacked it with that clock thing and now I don't have where to put some crazy ideas I had, including some coronavirus-related.

And all the mods are now patting themselves on the back for locking that thread.

Wasn't that lock supposed to be temporary, anyway?

↓   It didn't sound temporary to me.   ↓

This thread has gone on long enough.

Oh, I think 1 was talking about the "coronavirus pandemic" thread. That's what I thought you were talking about, too.

Yes. The COVID thread lock was supposed to be temporary.

[webny99]

Yeah, that one ended on this note:

This is just going down an unending rabbit hole. Locked for now.

[JoePCool14]

Let's not get this one locked too. I have a feeling people aren't super fond of the coronavirus thread.

[wanderer2575]

Anything with photos of BGSs and assemblies.

Interchange designs.

Michigan-related items in the Midwest forum because that's my home state.

[hbelkins]

The various DST threads. 

[NWI_Irish96]

My favorite AARoads thread is the one where we all named our favorite AARoads threads.

[CoreySamson]

Honestly, I like the hideousness of the Worst Signs thread.

[jakeroot]

Absolutely favorite? Probably "traffic signals". Just encompasses a lot of the things I like about traffic lights: how they operate, where they're placed, who makes them, old vs new ones, etc.

The traffic control board contains over 4300+ of my 11000+ posts, so anything in that category I love to talk about. I also enjoy the "Crash Prone Modern Roundabouts" thread because I think roundabouts are very interesting. As well, I enjoy the "Double left turns with permissive phasing" thread, since I think those are cool and the thread contains a bunch of locations around the US and a nice discussion about their pros and cons.

I don't necessarily find funny discussions to be my favorite. I like to have fun here, obviously, but my favorite threads are those where legit, serious discussions occur.

[thefraze_1020]

Best of Road Signs

[plain]

I honestly didn't have a favorite thread until the creation of the Guess That Bridge thread. This has the potential to become something special, it could really make you think.

Speaking of that thread, it's been 5 days since anyone posted so I might try it..

[Takumi]

Alanland was awesome.  I still think it was going well, but some people forget that if they don't care about a thread, they truly have the option to ignore a thread or topic, and their complaining ultimately lead to its demise.  Many threads get political or become a bit of an online brawl.  Alanland stayed quite sane.

Outside of that, there's several threads that I keep tabs on, but the vast majority of threads on here I've never looked at, or at minimum contributed to.

Honestly, I think near the end the well was running dry, so I simply stopped paying attention to it. When it got locked I remember thinking it was a mercy killing, though.