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

[Pete from Boston]

A couple from Chelmsford, Mass.:

Taking the famous "cut-corner" Massachusetts paddle sign in a, um, new direction:




While we're on reorienting signs, this type of thing always makes me momentarily tilt my head and ask, "is it me?":

[Pete from Boston]

Two scissors means yield to same sex females enjoying themselves.

What would the sign be for different sex females?

[TravelingBethelite]

What font is this? Spotted south of Jonesboro, AR about 3 weeks ago:

[machias]

What font is this? Spotted south of Jonesboro, AR about 3 weeks ago:

The white-on-green FUTURE is in Series D.  The "I" in "I-555" is either Series D or E but with serifs added on, by the looks of it, by hand. I'm willing to bet the 555 is in Series E but with some stretching or other manipulation.

[Pete from Boston]

The serifs almost give "I-555" the feel of Courier!

[formulanone]

I have seen many signs with a capital I, complete with serifs, just so it doesn't look like a one, hyphen, [number]. But those are weird looking fives.

[Brandon]

What font is this? Spotted south of Jonesboro, AR about 3 weeks ago:

I think the Department of Redundancy Department just called.

[Brandon]

While we're on reorienting signs, this type of thing always makes me momentarily tilt my head and ask, "is it me?":

No, it's not just you.  We had some deer crossing ahead signs oriented like that as well (a total of 4) near a forest preserve.  They stayed like that for about a week before being reoriented back to the normal position.

[D-Dey65]

Are signs like this still considered MUTCD-compliant?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Railroad_Bridge_over_Montauk_Highway;_Sayville_(LIRR_Locomotive).JPG

Because I haven't found white height warning signs in any of the recent editions.

[r-dub]

Found this unusual clearance sign on a trip on Montana 200 just before the Idaho border...




And on US 89 in Montana this old find...

[cappicard]

https://goo.gl/maps/U2FNmjXtaZ62

A not-so-common standard sign in Kansas: Straight ahead prohibited.

[Zeffy]

Maybe an afterthought? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.315712,-73.9799314,3a,15y,152.69h,91.07t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJXND5dNtE4wcPpdgcj5y6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[SignGeek101]

Maybe an afterthought? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.315712,-73.9799314,3a,15y,152.69h,91.07t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJXND5dNtE4wcPpdgcj5y6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I don't get it.

[Zeffy]

Maybe an afterthought? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.315712,-73.9799314,3a,15y,152.69h,91.07t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJXND5dNtE4wcPpdgcj5y6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I don't get it.

Look closer at the NJ 36 shield and compare it to other signs.

[cappicard]

Maybe an afterthought? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.315712,-73.9799314,3a,15y,152.69h,91.07t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJXND5dNtE4wcPpdgcj5y6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

That NJ-36 is unusual indeed.

[roadfro]

Are signs like this still considered MUTCD-compliant?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Railroad_Bridge_over_Montauk_Highway;_Sayville_(LIRR_Locomotive).JPG

Because I haven't found white height warning signs in any of the recent editions.

No, it is not a MUTCD compliant sign, in color or layout.

https://goo.gl/maps/U2FNmjXtaZ62

A not-so-common standard sign in Kansas: Straight ahead prohibited.

This sign was introduced in the 2009 national MUTCD. The use here is incorrect, however. The sign is intended to prohibit straight ahead movements, but at the location linked there is no roadway to go straight ahead to.

[cappicard]

Yeah, the far left lane is a stretch to go straight. 


iPhone

[andy3175]

https://goo.gl/maps/U2FNmjXtaZ62

A not-so-common standard sign in Kansas: Straight ahead prohibited.

This sign was introduced in the 2009 national MUTCD. The use here is incorrect, however. The sign is intended to prohibit straight ahead movements, but at the location linked there is no roadway to go straight ahead to.

I've only seen this "no straight ahead arrow" sign used in one other place, in San Diego at Broadway Pier. I thought a DO NOT ENTER sign would have been sufficient. Does MUTCD now prefer the "no straight ahead arrow"?

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7157801,-117.1729514,3a,75y,273.14h,85.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snqLXsgRxOr7o0zos7CJ5Zw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

[theFXexpert]

The only time I have seen a no straight arrow was at this intersection in Sarasota, FL.

Westbound
Eastbound

[roadfro]

https://goo.gl/maps/U2FNmjXtaZ62

A not-so-common standard sign in Kansas: Straight ahead prohibited.

This sign was introduced in the 2009 national MUTCD. The use here is incorrect, however. The sign is intended to prohibit straight ahead movements, but at the location linked there is no roadway to go straight ahead to.

I've only seen this "no straight ahead arrow" sign used in one other place, in San Diego at Broadway Pier. I thought a DO NOT ENTER sign would have been sufficient. Does MUTCD now prefer the "no straight ahead arrow"?

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7157801,-117.1729514,3a,75y,273.14h,85.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snqLXsgRxOr7o0zos7CJ5Zw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

The "no straight through" sign is intended to be used in those cases where it is desired to prohibit through movements on a street, but turning movements from the cross street in that direction are still allowed. So if there is a no straight through sign in the westbound direction, traffic traveling west cannot continue, but vehicles traveling north and south can still turn westbound.

"Do not enter" is still required for prohibiting *all* movements from entering a restricted roadway.

[RaulMtz]

Aren't all BGS in a gantry supposed to be the same height in California, regardless of the info shown?

https://goo.gl/maps/UtgUmbhEQpz

[myosh_tino]

Aren't all BGS in a gantry supposed to be the same height in California, regardless of the info shown?

https://goo.gl/maps/UtgUmbhEQpz

They're supposed to be.  It also appears that the taller sign also exceeds the 120-inch height limit.

Assuming the letter "H" in Highland is 16 inches tall, I'm able to estimate that the larger sign is 140 inches tall which is significantly taller than 120-inch limit for overhead guide signs in California.  Oddly enough, I saw some plans for the I-680 Express Lanes through the San Ramon Valley that include signs that exceed the 120-inch limit.  These signs will primarily show toll rates for the express lanes.

[hbelkins]

[SignGeek101]

Is that supposed to be US 29? It's unrecognizable as such.

[WillWeaverRVA]

It's like they didn't even try...or asked a 3-year-old to draw a US route blank...