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

[Jim]

Here's one of the options Google Translate produced on the monkey sign:

[vdeane]

This BGS shouldn't be so massive...

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.0326773,-95.4433148,3a,15.1y,321.14h,91.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxJY-f7YPgTSkvxQiv2CGpg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

First off, no one ever refers to Oak Drive as Veterans Memorial Parkway, and second, West Way is a relatively small side street that I think shouldn't be signed. It could (and should) be half its current size.

P.S. It's a lot bigger in person than it looks here.

They should rename "West Way" to "That Way".

[jakeroot]

I know the Chinese aren't afraid to blow their horns. Probably a good idea to install that sign. Honking on the freeway is very uncommon in North America and Europe (in regular free-flow traffic, apart from very specific scenarios), but I've heard honking everywhere is common in Asia.

[STLmapboy]

This BGS shouldn't be so massive...

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.0326773,-95.4433148,3a,15.1y,321.14h,91.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxJY-f7YPgTSkvxQiv2CGpg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

First off, no one ever refers to Oak Drive as Veterans Memorial Parkway, and second, West Way is a relatively small side street that I think shouldn't be signed. It could (and should) be half its current size.

P.S. It's a lot bigger in person than it looks here.

I mean West Way could be reached from the next exit if the driver were douchey enough to cut across three lanes.

[CoreySamson]

This BGS shouldn't be so massive...

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.0326773,-95.4433148,3a,15.1y,321.14h,91.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxJY-f7YPgTSkvxQiv2CGpg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

First off, no one ever refers to Oak Drive as Veterans Memorial Parkway, and second, West Way is a relatively small side street that I think shouldn't be signed. It could (and should) be half its current size.

P.S. It's a lot bigger in person than it looks here.

I mean West Way could be reached from the next exit if the driver were douchey enough to cut across three lanes.

Actually, they fixed that with pylons recently:
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.0430714,-95.4543634,3a,75y,67.33h,73.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCtv9YmkGpgLSpWVRoXRy-Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

They should rename "West Way" to "That Way".

The funny thing is, Lake Jackson already has a That Way (along with an Any Way). This Way meets That Way in downtown.

[Scott5114]

Not North American, but anyone want to take a stab at what the sign at 9:25 in this video means?

What beautiful landscape!

The sign, maybe "monkeys ahead, please don't alarm them by blowing your horn"?

That was my thought as well. Some places do have primates that can do serious damage to your car if you upset them. And car horns can be pretty upsetting.

I think pretty much every place on the planet has primates that can do serious damage to your car if you upset them...

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/50475738471/in/dateposted-public/
This is totally wacky.  Both routes US 82 and GA State Road 520 head both ways, but the signs indicate only that West US 82 is to the left and GA 520 East is only to the right.

Also what is missing is a through GA 110 Shield here as GA 110 turns left here with both US 82 and Highway 520 West for a brief concurrency.

[STLmapboy]

Wonky NJ clearance sign.

[JoePCool14]

Wonky NJ clearance sign.

If you do a 180, I find those classic Wisconsin-esque signal cantilevers interesting.

[STLmapboy]

Wonky NJ clearance sign.

If you do a 180, I find those classic Wisconsin-esque signal cantilevers interesting.

They're common in some NJ cities (Union, Newark, Trenton), though most NJ signals are vertical and newer ones are either on trusses or masts.

[J3ebrules]

Wonky NJ clearance sign.

If you do a 180, I find those classic Wisconsin-esque signal cantilevers interesting.

They're common in some NJ cities (Union, Newark, Trenton), though most NJ signals are vertical and newer ones are either on trusses or masts.

Well, this is officially the closest this forum has come to my house, picture-wise. I go under than overpass all the time from Haddon Ave to get to my house; never thought much about that sign. Hi, guys!

[jakeroot]

I always associate horizontal yellow signals on that type of mast arm with New Jersey thanks to War of the Worlds (which was partially filmed in NJ). When the tripod first rises from underneath the ground, you can see several in the background of the scene. They're all gone now (Ferry/Merchant/Wilson junction in Ironbound), but it was something that stuck in my head.

[STLmapboy]

I always associate horizontal yellow signals on that type of mast arm with New Jersey thanks to War of the Worlds (which was partially filmed in NJ). When the tripod first rises from underneath the ground, you can see several in the background of the scene. They're all gone now (Ferry/Merchant/Wilson junction in Ironbound), but it was something that stuck in my head.

2005 Peter Jackson War of the Worlds?

[jakeroot]

I always associate horizontal yellow signals on that type of mast arm with New Jersey thanks to War of the Worlds (which was partially filmed in NJ). When the tripod first rises from underneath the ground, you can see several in the background of the scene. They're all gone now (Ferry/Merchant/Wilson junction in Ironbound), but it was something that stuck in my head.

2005 Peter Jackson War of the Worlds?

Huh? No, Steven Spielberg. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning.

Peter Jackson is a Kiwi mostly known for Lord of the Rings, et al.

[STLmapboy]

I always associate horizontal yellow signals on that type of mast arm with New Jersey thanks to War of the Worlds (which was partially filmed in NJ). When the tripod first rises from underneath the ground, you can see several in the background of the scene. They're all gone now (Ferry/Merchant/Wilson junction in Ironbound), but it was something that stuck in my head.

2005 Peter Jackson War of the Worlds?

Huh? No, Steven Spielberg. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning.

Peter Jackson is a Kiwi mostly known for Lord of the Rings, et al.

Oh yeah, I somehow got WOTW mixed up with Jackson's "King Kong" from the same year.

[Max Rockatansky]

White CA 29 and CA 53 spades on CA 29 south:

53CAa by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[ethanhopkin14]

Very rudimentary state line labeling.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0008111,-123.5352408,3a,73.7y,137.89h,70.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stIkAITfc9HLmz7WQHnDk2w!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

[LilianaUwU]

White CA 29 and CA 53 spades on CA 29 south:

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I like it. It's unique. Perhaps it should be used more.

[renegade]

White CA 29 and CA 53 spades on CA 29 south:

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I like it. It's unique. Perhaps it should be used more.

Then it wouldn't be unique.   

[ClassicHasClass]

White CA 29 and CA 53 spades on CA 29 south:

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I like it. It's unique. Perhaps it should be used more.

It's a throwback, really, so it was used more. 

[kphoger]

Reminds me of this, along Castleton-Gateway Road east of Moab.

[kphoger]

Just got back from a short trip to Springfield, MO (MSU commencement ceremony for my sister-in-law).

While I was there, I saw this annoyingly mommy-like sign.

And just a few blocks away was this wannabe dead end sign on the back of a stop sign.

[JoePCool14]

Just got back from a short trip to Springfield, MO (MSU commencement ceremony for my sister-in-law).

While I was there, I saw this annoyingly mommy-like sign.

And just a few blocks away was this wannabe dead end sign on the back of a stop sign.

I actually kind of like the Street Ends sign. It's not wrong. The street does end up ahead, and it is a warning. So, while it isn't standard, it actually works well.

That speed limit sign on the other hand is complete garbage. I know what it's trying to appeal to: when you're the lead car in a group, and you sometimes feel like you have to go faster because several cars are behind you, some possibly tailgating. It still doesn't make any sense. "Set the Pace"? Okay, I guess I'll set the pace to go 35 instead of 25.

[Dirt Roads]

The new intersection of By-pass US-17 and Bus US-17/NC-58 just north of Maysville, North Carolina now has an R3-127 (No Straight Thru) sign for northbound NC-58.  I had never seen one before, and it looks pretty weird.  I'm pretty sure that this was an R3-2 (No Left Turn) when it was first opened about a year ago.  I'm guessing that someone went "straight" through the intersection and ended up in the southbound lanes going the wrong direction.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=maysville+nc&t=hk&ia=web&iaxm=maps&iax=images
Sorry, can't get Ducky to give me a URL that zooms in on the location.  The satellite image still shows the bypass under construction.  There's a bunch of funky porkchops here to prevent left turns and the new highway is a Superstreet equipped with J-turns.  Maybe Google has an up-to-date image.  (I gave up on Google in February when they started requiring agreements).

[Big John]

Wonky NJ clearance sign.

If you do a 180, I find those classic Wisconsin-esque signal cantilevers interesting.

The trombone arm is being phased out in Wisconsin, they are used as one of the legal mounts in New Jersey.  And then they are used in Albuquerque.