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

[SignGeek101]

Alpine Road near Stanford University. Bizarrely perpendicular to the road (no cross streets nearby).

How about this?

http://goo.gl/maps/iNlZ3

Perpendicular to the road, with no cross street. Is it an advisory sign, or a speed limit sign? We'll never know.

[cjk374]

How about this?

http://goo.gl/maps/iNlZ3

Perpendicular to the road, with no cross street. Is it an advisory sign, or a speed limit sign? We'll never know.

If you move up and rotate the image, there is a "gravel road" beside it.  Maybe??   

[cl94]

In my experience, non-state maintained roads in NY are MORE likely to have old signs, not less.

Generally true, but until very recently, a stretch of NY 78 in Wyoming County had some stuff that was easily 40-50+ years old, including one of the last state route shields with NY in the hump. Sadly, that gem went away last summer. Wyoming County has done a major countywide signage upgrade to comply with the 2009 MUTCD, including replacing just about every all-uppercase name blade with mixed-case, making it so many county- or town-maintained highways have much newer signage than what is state-maintained, possibly due to the remote location. Actually, R4 and R6 in general have a boatload of old signs scattered around, while R1 and R5 replace anything with a speck of dust.

[bzakharin]

This sign in the foreground with the differing fonts:

That's intentional. PARKWAY is really the most important piece of information on that sign, since in NJ, it is "the parkway".

[Zeffy]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.059514,-75.326033,3a,15.7y,72.02h,96.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sF27zz3GdR0SHzp-fVbnW6g!2e0

Interesting only in the regard that Conshohocken is listed after Philadelphia, when it should be before (if destination legends have a rule that the cities should be listed in the order they are reached).

[PHLBOS]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.059514,-75.326033,3a,15.7y,72.02h,96.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sF27zz3GdR0SHzp-fVbnW6g!2e0

Interesting only in the regard that Conshohocken is listed after Philadelphia, when it should be before (if destination legends have a rule that the cities should be listed in the order they are reached).

PennDOT's logic (and I use that term very loosely) is that the destinations are listed in the same sequence as the route shields.

In all fairness, PennDOT isn't the only one that does such.  Note: this BGS in Burlington, MA where Winchester (the US 3 South destination) is closer than Peabody (the I-95 North destination).

This BGS shows that PennDOT did occasionally use Series C or D fonts for destinations.

[Zeffy]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.093198,-75.305603,3a,15y,258.19h,90.19t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s_SIoRw395CWFiqvHwdD3aQ!2e0

Center-aligned exit tab. The sign itself looks pretty recent too! Unfortunately, if you try and get closer to it, you'll notice that the sign has been removed.

[PHLBOS]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.093198,-75.305603,3a,15y,258.19h,90.19t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s_SIoRw395CWFiqvHwdD3aQ!2e0

Center-aligned exit tab. The sign itself looks pretty recent too! Unfortunately, if you try and get closer to it, you'll notice that the sign has been removed.

If memory serves, that particular BGS (the old one) was an early 90s replacement for the original 70s-era porcelain BGS (that featured button-copy lettering but not for the I-76 shield) that was damaged/destroyed in an accident.  The center-aligned tab was a match-in-kind for the original BGS.

[akotchi]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.059514,-75.326033,3a,15.7y,72.02h,96.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sF27zz3GdR0SHzp-fVbnW6g!2e0

Interesting only in the regard that Conshohocken is listed after Philadelphia, when it should be before (if destination legends have a rule that the cities should be listed in the order they are reached).

PennDOT's logic (and I use that term very loosely) is that the destinations are listed in the same sequence as the route shields.

In all fairness, PennDOT isn't the only one that does such.  Note: this BGS in Burlington, MA where Winchester (the US 3 South destination) is closer than Peabody (the I-95 North destination).

This BGS shows that PennDOT did occasionally use Series C or D fonts for destinations.

In both of those cases, the destination of the higher-order highway (the Interstate in both cases) is listed first.  Perhaps that is the reasoning, but I do not think that practice is required.

[Kniwt]

New in Hayward, Calif.:


Story here:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/11/snarky-road-signs-hayward-speeding-drivers-pedestrians-facebook/

To get people's attention, the city has put up a few new signs that are a bit snarky. Along with the posted speed limit, one of the signs also reads "It's a speed limit, not a suggestion."  Another sign gives helpful advice about driving down a hill.

[NE2]

Already posted here: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14734
But that's really a fork of this thread, since 'quirky' fits under 'unique, odd, or interesting'.

[NE2]

No comment.

[odditude]

[image]
No comment.

the bolt head makes it look like a lowercase "i", for added silly.

[1995hoo]

At least they worded it correctly. Lots of people these days seem to think "Drive Safe" is correct.

[SignGeek101]

Is this common?

http://goo.gl/maps/8rg8X

[jakeroot]

Is this common?

http://goo.gl/maps/8rg8X

It has the standard BC dashed border (indicating a truck-related sign), but I don't see the sign in any of the sign chapters (as published by the BCMOT).

[jakeroot]

Just outside Victoria BC. Should be somewhat self explanatory as to what the arrow means (based on the environment visible (HINT: right turn doesn't stop)), I've just never seen it used for a stop sign before (the plaque is supposed to be used under a yield sign, per the BCMOT roundabout signing manual (page 4)).

[Scott5114]

Also, Gurley, AL has street name signs that are black with white lettering. At one end, there is a black "G" in a white square.
http://www.instantstreetview.com/2d3dkfz1rdl76zikzphzbf
Also, does anyone know what font they use? It looks similar to Times New Roman.

The font for the street name is Goudy. The "G" is Century Schoolbook.

[freebrickproductions]

Also, Gurley, AL has street name signs that are black with white lettering. At one end, there is a black "G" in a white square.
http://www.instantstreetview.com/2d3dkfz1rdl76zikzphzbf
Also, does anyone know what font they use? It looks similar to Times New Roman.

The font for the street name is Goudy. The "G" is Century Schoolbook.

Ah, okay. Thanks!

[freebrickproductions]

Borderless "No Left Turn" sign at a hospital here in Huntsville. I'm not sure if this counts as a "design error" or not:
Borderless No Left Turn Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

And right across the driveway it's at is this rather weird sign:
Strange Exit Sign by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

[busman_49]

Buried on a side street of a small west central Ohio town:
P1030553 by Ryan busman_49, on Flickr

[jakeroot]

This photo was not taken in Oregon, but rather in Washington, and it's of a sign that was installed three weeks ago:

[dcbjms]

Well that solves the problem of "does the speed limit still apply during summer school?".

[SignGeek101]

This photo was not taken in Oregon, but rather in Washington, and it's of a sign that was installed three weeks ago:

What defines "when children are present" though? If their is one child 50 m away from the sign, does that mean motorists now have to go 20?

[jakeroot]

This photo was not taken in Oregon, but rather in Washington, and it's of a sign that was installed three weeks ago:

What defines "when children are present" though? If their is one child 50 m away from the sign, does that mean motorists now have to go 20?

Well, there's nothing written in stone. Supposedly it's when they're walking around outside the school. If you drive by and the kids are playing in the yard, generally you're safe. If you fly by at 40 while the kids are showing up to school, you're probably gonna get a ticket though. In general, cops don't patrol these zones. Most school zones are flashing. Some didn't have any signs and that's why these went up.



I want to make it clear that I posted the photo of the above sign because it omits the word "LIMIT" a la Oregon.