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

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/Gy9HQ8gdHsrgYz4M7
Nice place to have a mileage sign.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/51789066022/in/photostream/

The Hurricane Evacuation sign can be ambiguous here. The split ahead is gradual, so the straight arrow could mean for either way.

SC latest map shows the evacuation routes of the state.  SC 303 from Green Pond north to Walterboro is a route shown, so I assume this is for that particular route north out of the Low County.

[Mapmikey]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/51789066022/in/photostream/

The Hurricane Evacuation sign can be ambiguous here. The split ahead is gradual, so the straight arrow could mean for either way.

SC latest map shows the evacuation routes of the state.  SC 303 from Green Pond north to Walterboro is a route shown, so I assume this is for that particular route north out of the Low County.

It should really be posted just like it is further down at the other US 17-21 split...
https://goo.gl/maps/QSdFmCtBN146XQNu8

[MCRoads]

When looking around in the street view, I saw this sign and it looks awesome! I wish we had these here in North Carolina. Especially on I-40 west of Waynesville which goes through the terrain with so many curves...

There are several in Cleveland:
https://goo.gl/maps/ZQvjXCpF5LqnshKi9
https://goo.gl/maps/GTXBN3aTENvQAzVQ7
https://goo.gl/maps/K7PVNuNPCF6Avn2PA
https://goo.gl/maps/V5HgKB3LEDDyqJTM6

There are a couple in the big dig (GSV is crap in there though),

There is this in Baton Rouge:
https://goo.gl/maps/ujvHN3U5WY725f799

And San Antonio's probably need to go into the Worst of Road Signs Thread:
https://goo.gl/maps/hAqnRyECLyuzdSyU8 (not damaged, still looks like garbage)
https://goo.gl/maps/uVsx7FDxShddmzZP9 (damaged, slightly intelligible, probably looked worse than the sign above when new)

And there are several signs in Mobile before the George Wallace Tunnel that warn if a slow curve:
https://goo.gl/maps/XNDnw2ekzqFm9zcd9

[tolbs17]

I have to say the "No hooting" on this sign is funny!

https://www.google.com/maps/@-1.3321412,36.8261757,3a,19.8y,189.34h,98.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svBnoqLsdXN6MsK-Cs-iv0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/51789066022/in/photostream/

The Hurricane Evacuation sign can be ambiguous here. The split ahead is gradual, so the straight arrow could mean for either way.

SC latest map shows the evacuation routes of the state.  SC 303 from Green Pond north to Walterboro is a route shown, so I assume this is for that particular route north out of the Low County.

It should really be posted just like it is further down at the other US 17-21 split...
https://goo.gl/maps/QSdFmCtBN146XQNu8

I agree.  Both US 17 N Bound to SC 303 N Bound and US 21 N Bound to SC 68 W Bound are both designated evacuation routes per SCDOT.

[plain]

When looking around in the street view, I saw this sign and it looks awesome! I wish we had these here in North Carolina. Especially on I-40 west of Waynesville which goes through the terrain with so many curves...

There are several in Cleveland:
https://goo.gl/maps/ZQvjXCpF5LqnshKi9
https://goo.gl/maps/GTXBN3aTENvQAzVQ7
https://goo.gl/maps/K7PVNuNPCF6Avn2PA
https://goo.gl/maps/V5HgKB3LEDDyqJTM6

There are a couple in the big dig (GSV is crap in there though),

There is this in Baton Rouge:
https://goo.gl/maps/ujvHN3U5WY725f799

And San Antonio's probably need to go into the Worst of Road Signs Thread:
https://goo.gl/maps/hAqnRyECLyuzdSyU8 (not damaged, still looks like garbage)
https://goo.gl/maps/uVsx7FDxShddmzZP9 (damaged, slightly intelligible, probably looked worse than the sign above when new)

And there are several signs in Mobile before the George Wallace Tunnel that warn if a slow curve:
https://goo.gl/maps/XNDnw2ekzqFm9zcd9

Most of these links won't open

[hotdogPi]

When looking around in the street view, I saw this sign and it looks awesome! I wish we had these here in North Carolina. Especially on I-40 west of Waynesville which goes through the terrain with so many curves...

There are several in Cleveland:
https://goo.gl/maps/ZQvjXCpF5LqnshKi9
https://goo.gl/maps/GTXBN3aTENvQAzVQ7
https://goo.gl/maps/K7PVNuNPCF6Avn2PA
https://goo.gl/maps/V5HgKB3LEDDyqJTM6

There are a couple in the big dig (GSV is crap in there though),

There is this in Baton Rouge:
https://goo.gl/maps/ujvHN3U5WY725f799

And San Antonio's probably need to go into the Worst of Road Signs Thread:
https://goo.gl/maps/hAqnRyECLyuzdSyU8 (not damaged, still looks like garbage)
https://goo.gl/maps/uVsx7FDxShddmzZP9 (damaged, slightly intelligible, probably looked worse than the sign above when new)

And there are several signs in Mobile before the George Wallace Tunnel that warn if a slow curve:
https://goo.gl/maps/XNDnw2ekzqFm9zcd9

Most of these links won't open

All except the last work for me. The first four are just pointing at the ground, and #5-#7 have no issues at all.

[CardInLex]

When looking around in the street view, I saw this sign and it looks awesome! I wish we had these here in North Carolina. Especially on I-40 west of Waynesville which goes through the terrain with so many curves...

There are several in Cleveland:
https://goo.gl/maps/ZQvjXCpF5LqnshKi9
https://goo.gl/maps/GTXBN3aTENvQAzVQ7
https://goo.gl/maps/K7PVNuNPCF6Avn2PA
https://goo.gl/maps/V5HgKB3LEDDyqJTM6

There are a couple in the big dig (GSV is crap in there though),

There is this in Baton Rouge:
https://goo.gl/maps/ujvHN3U5WY725f799

And San Antonio's probably need to go into the Worst of Road Signs Thread:
https://goo.gl/maps/hAqnRyECLyuzdSyU8 (not damaged, still looks like garbage)
https://goo.gl/maps/uVsx7FDxShddmzZP9 (damaged, slightly intelligible, probably looked worse than the sign above when new)

And there are several signs in Mobile before the George Wallace Tunnel that warn if a slow curve:
https://goo.gl/maps/XNDnw2ekzqFm9zcd9

Most of these links won't open

All except the last work for me. The first four are just pointing at the ground, and #5-#7 have no issues at all.

Yeah, most don't work for me either.

[ErmineNotyours]

I have to say the "No hooting" on this sign is funny!

https://www.google.com/maps/@-1.3321412,36.8261757,3a,19.8y,189.34h,98.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svBnoqLsdXN6MsK-Cs-iv0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Not a street sign:

[wanderer2575]

I forgot I had taken this photo.  To the side of I-75 near Wolverine, MI in 2014.

[tolbs17]

These signs look odd because they have those tiny arrows at the top

[wanderer2575]

These signs look odd because they have those tiny arrows at the top

More nitpicking over minor fabrication details.

[tolbs17]

This sign is in a different shape compared to the other signs (even when they don't have a directional or special route on them), and lacks an exit number.

[roadman65]

The intersection of US 15, US 176, and SC 45 have a strange assembly to mount the shields to the signal poles.




The reason is shown in 2013 imagery from Google Street View.

https://goo.gl/maps/nJmjXdWsmMRZq3t87


It was previously used to also mount a guide sign to it.




What gets me is this 2013 caption at another corner that is seen from the perspective of the folks living across the intersection.
https://goo.gl/maps/sVUN82aVMT9u7WMa9

[BuildTheRussian]

It's common to find a white "4-way" plate in Canada, but very rare to find one in the US. And for some reason, this 4-way stop in Cincinnati has them white.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1059023,-84.5021267,3a,17.1y,224.65h,78.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shzx9BgDxtPYbO2uvHBTNWQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en-US

[Scott5114]

It's also a lie, since the intersecting road is one-way, so there's only three ways of traffic that stop at this intersection. This is one reason why new installs say "ALL WAY" rather than specifying the number of ways (which also means you don't have to keep both 3-WAY and 4-WAY plates in stock, nor have to make one-off 5-WAY and higher plates for the situations those would be useful).

As for the use of black on white, in the US, that often means the sign dates back to the 1960s or before, although it's hard to tell if that's the case here, or if Cincinnati just used the wrong color sign that day.

[hotdogPi]

It's also a lie, since the intersecting road is one-way, so there's only three ways of traffic that stop at this intersection. This is one reason why new installs say "ALL WAY" rather than specifying the number of ways (which also means you don't have to keep both 3-WAY and 4-WAY plates in stock, nor have to make one-off 5-WAY and higher plates for the situations those would be useful).

As for the use of black on white, in the US, that often means the sign dates back to the 1960s or before, although it's hard to tell if that's the case here, or if Cincinnati just used the wrong color sign that day.

I thought 3-WAY meant that three of four directions stop.

[LilianaUwU]

That's why I prefer the Québec style, as it may be adjusted to show whether one end has a stop sign or not.

[Scott5114]

It's also a lie, since the intersecting road is one-way, so there's only three ways of traffic that stop at this intersection. This is one reason why new installs say "ALL WAY" rather than specifying the number of ways (which also means you don't have to keep both 3-WAY and 4-WAY plates in stock, nor have to make one-off 5-WAY and higher plates for the situations those would be useful).

As for the use of black on white, in the US, that often means the sign dates back to the 1960s or before, although it's hard to tell if that's the case here, or if Cincinnati just used the wrong color sign that day.

I thought 3-WAY meant that three of four directions stop.

Interesting–this led me to dig around in the MUTCD, leading me to discover that the 3-WAY tab has never appeared in the MUTCD! The 4-WAY tab first appeared in 1961, the first edition with red stop signs (which had previously been established by a 1954 revision to the 1948 MUTCD that also introduced the yellow yield sign for the first time). They have always been red, so who knows how the Cincinnati one that started this conversation ended up white. But every edition from 1961 to now has never had a 3-WAY tab. (ALL WAY appeared as an option in 2003 and then the standard in 2009.)

That being said, I know I've seen 3-WAY tabs before, in the context of 3-way tee intersections where all legs were stop-controlled. It's possible that misapplications stemming from the interpretation you had led to the creation of the ALL WAY tab, in order to make it crystal-clear what these signs are meant to signify.

[FrCorySticha]

Interesting–this led me to dig around in the MUTCD, leading me to discover that the 3-WAY tab has never appeared in the MUTCD! The 4-WAY tab first appeared in 1961, the first edition with red stop signs (which had previously been established by a 1954 revision to the 1948 MUTCD that also introduced the yellow yield sign for the first time). They have always been red, so who knows how the Cincinnati one that started this conversation ended up white. But every edition from 1961 to now has never had a 3-WAY tab. (ALL WAY appeared as an option in 2003 and then the standard in 2009.)

That being said, I know I've seen 3-WAY tabs before, in the context of 3-way tee intersections where all legs were stop-controlled. It's possible that misapplications stemming from the interpretation you had led to the creation of the ALL WAY tab, in order to make it crystal-clear what these signs are meant to signify.

Since 3-WAY has never been in the MUTCD, I doubt this 2-WAY tab I recently found in Ritzville, WA, is MUTCD compliant either.

(And yes, I know it should be the "cross traffic does not stop" W4-4p sign.)

[BuildTheRussian]

A couple of 2-way stop intersections with "2-way" plates wrongly used. (I assume the 2-way plate was meant to be used at an all-way stop of two one-way roads?)
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6097648,-123.1078953,3a,75y,308.15h,77.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siT-Txvy9tpCVJHIVo-o1uQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.254227,-105.8186878,3a,75y,289.1h,84.47t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swxmQBn3w0Tv4B_Ok1oHjCw!2e0!5s20070901T000000!7i3328!8i1664
This one is stupid, the stop sign imo should be on the ending road.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7627385,-88.3207362,3a,15y,297.83h,89.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s19r6BRuREcUrA5sMdFACRQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7173733,-117.0180713,3a,15.1y,27.57h,90.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spMD8A0dMRuhZSihG1pjNLg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

[Scott5114]

A couple of 2-way stop intersections with "2-way" plates wrongly used. (I assume the 2-way plate was meant to be used at an all-way stop of two one-way roads?)

As described above, 2-WAY plates were never officially meant to be used at all, and neither were 3-WAY plates. The only plate that was intended to be used is 4-WAY.

[JoePCool14]

An intersection in the middle of a neighborhood with three different towns (or in this case, including Chicago) with three different guide signs for each of the towns/cities.

https://goo.gl/maps/D4bedEbqrpyjXiR5A

[hbelkins]

An intersection in the middle of a neighborhood with three different towns (or in this case, including Chicago) with three different guide signs for each of the towns/cities.

https://goo.gl/maps/D4bedEbqrpyjXiR5A

All I'm seeing is a street sign and a "snow route" sign.