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

[STLmapboy]

Interesting "no peds" sign at a new traffic light in Midland TX: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9944602,-102.170409,3a,26.9y,235.74h,89.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJQHue9zp38CuoK1WTCXEGg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[STLmapboy]

"43 feet between highway and tracks behind you." At a RR crossing/signal in Midland. https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9766448,-102.1110157,3a,27.3y,301.16h,92.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHGg90WGB9G8SIFugpN03Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

[riiga]

Interesting "no peds" sign at a new traffic light in Midland TX: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9944602,-102.170409,3a,26.9y,235.74h,89.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJQHue9zp38CuoK1WTCXEGg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Wow, they almost look Nordic with that amber color.

[D-Dey65]

Interesting "no peds" sign at a new traffic light in Midland TX: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9944602,-102.170409,3a,26.9y,235.74h,89.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJQHue9zp38CuoK1WTCXEGg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Wow, they almost look Nordic with that amber color.

I think I remember seeing footage of those in the Balkans too.

[riiga]

Yeah, Yugoslavia used yellow too IIRC.

[CardInLex]

"43 feet between highway and tracks behind you." At a RR crossing/signal in Midland. https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9766448,-102.1110157,3a,27.3y,301.16h,92.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHGg90WGB9G8SIFugpN03Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

This is a standard sign, W10-11b. But it is a weird number, surprised they wouldn't round down to 40.

[roadman65]

The US 431 shield is odd to say the least.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/50568828672/in/dateposted-public/

[kphoger]

"43 feet between highway and tracks behind you." At a RR crossing/signal in Midland. https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9766448,-102.1110157,3a,27.3y,301.16h,92.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHGg90WGB9G8SIFugpN03Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

This is a standard sign, W10-11b. But it is a weird number, surprised they wouldn't round down to 40.

Good catch!  For those of you too lazy to look it up in the MUTCD (not judging):

[D-Dey65]

I've actually tried to recommend W10-15P to a certain road in Brooksville, FL in the past.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5454019,-82.3861943,3a,75y,92.87h,81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slP8bjOVY_7O-4wm6vZHfCA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en

[MCRoads]

"43 feet between highway and tracks behind you." At a RR crossing/signal in Midland. https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9766448,-102.1110157,3a,27.3y,301.16h,92.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHGg90WGB9G8SIFugpN03Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

This is a standard sign, W10-11b. But it is a weird number, surprised they wouldn't round down to 40.

Good catch!  For those of you too lazy to look it up in the MUTCD (not judging):

Aren't the W10-3 and W10-11 the same sign? Surprised it has a different designation, but I guess some people might be unaware that you can rotate the same sign...

[roadman65]

Not only is it odd for an interstate to be in text form, but the letter I is a weird font.

[STLmapboy]

Not only is it odd for an interstate to be in text form, but the letter I is a weird font.

That's the standard Georgia font I think. I kinda like it.

[MCRoads]

Not only is it odd for an interstate to be in text form, but the letter I is a weird font.

That's the standard Georgia font I think. I kinda like it.

Is no one going to mention that atrocious I-516 shield?

[STLmapboy]

Not only is it odd for an interstate to be in text form, but the letter I is a weird font.

That's the standard Georgia font I think. I kinda like it.

Is no one going to mention that atrocious I-516 shield?

Well, okay, I like the BGS on the right (although the yellow exit only tab is a bit faded. The sign on the left is a cluster
To I-16

[JoePCool14]

Regarding the GA sign: The serifs were added to the "I" so it didn't just look like a 1. It's the same thing agencies sometimes do up here in Wisconsin for any "County Highway I".

[kphoger]

"43 feet between highway and tracks behind you." At a RR crossing/signal in Midland. https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9766448,-102.1110157,3a,27.3y,301.16h,92.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHGg90WGB9G8SIFugpN03Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

This is a standard sign, W10-11b. But it is a weird number, surprised they wouldn't round down to 40.

Good catch!  For those of you too lazy to look it up in the MUTCD (not judging):

Aren't the W10-3 and W10-11 the same sign? Surprised it has a different designation, but I guess some people might be unaware that you can rotate the same sign...

Well, that's probably better than one guidance statement in the MUTCD covering two different applications.  I could just see some crew installing one in the wrong orientation because that's what was shown in the book.

[CtrlAltDel]

"43 feet between highway and tracks behind you." At a RR crossing/signal in Midland. https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9766448,-102.1110157,3a,27.3y,301.16h,92.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHGg90WGB9G8SIFugpN03Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

This is a standard sign, W10-11b. But it is a weird number, surprised they wouldn’t round down to 40.

If I had to guess, I'd say it has something to do with semi truck lengths, and a need to be somewhat precise in that regard in case a truck has to move up due to an approaching train. Even then, though, 3 feet is still a small amount in that regard.

[kphoger]

If you're going to put some number there, why not put the most accurate one that you can?

[wanderer2575]

Posted detour route in Kalamazoo MI for when a stopped train blocks some streets.

[MCRoads]

That's an interesting situation to have, why don't they just move the trains to unblock the road?

[Scott5114]

Railroads have weird rights written into federal law. Basically, if they want to block a crossing they can, and usually don't really care whether that inconveniences anyone else or not.

[plain]

I can't remember where the discussion was concerning the old JUNCTION banners but I drove past a JUNCTION I-64 on an LGS on US 258 NB in Hampton, VA earlier today.

Image from GSV



moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)

[wanderer2575]

That's an interesting situation to have, why don't they just move the trains to unblock the road?

The Amtrak station in downtown Kalamazoo is between two city blocks, so the Amtrak Wolverine and Blue Water trains block a number of north-south streets eight times a day when they stop.  I don't know what other trains might move through there that block east-west streets.

[hbelkins]

I can't remember where the discussion was concerning the old JUNCTION banners but I drove past a JUNCTION I-64 on an LGS on US 258 NB in Hampton, VA earlier today.

Image from GSV



moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)

My earliest memories of trips through Virginia was that they did not use the standard "JCT" signs prior to intersections, just advance turn signs, but they used "JUNCTION" banners approaching interstate interchanges. Up until a few years ago, there was one of those signs at the eastern end of Alternate US 58 at I-81 in Abingdon.

[plain]

I can't remember where the discussion was concerning the old JUNCTION banners but I drove past a JUNCTION I-64 on an LGS on US 258 NB in Hampton, VA earlier today.

Image from GSV



moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)

My earliest memories of trips through Virginia was that they did not use the standard "JCT" signs prior to intersections, just advance turn signs, but they used "JUNCTION" banners approaching interstate interchanges. Up until a few years ago, there was one of those signs at the eastern end of Alternate US 58 at I-81 in Abingdon.

Yeah I remember when I first came to VA there were many JUNCTION banners at interstate junctions, now it's just JCT. I was surprised when I saw that US 258 LGS, I'm not sure if it was VDOT or Hampton who installed that.

I don't recall seeing any kind of JCT banner at a regular intersection in VA either.