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

Started by mass_citizen, December 04, 2013, 10:46:35 PM

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Quote from: MikeTheActuary on January 26, 2016, 10:21:18 PM
If I were a truck driver in Memphis, I'm not sure how I'd react to this sign: https://goo.gl/maps/2Vfr6yYEfYy

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Big John

Quote from: MikeTheActuary on January 26, 2016, 10:21:18 PM
If I were a truck driver in Memphis, I'm not sure how I'd react to this sign: https://goo.gl/maps/2Vfr6yYEfYy
It is redundant at if you scroll a block back down that street, there is a no trucks sign.

formulanone

Quote from: jbnv on January 26, 2016, 10:42:31 PM
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on January 26, 2016, 10:21:18 PM
If I were a truck driver in Memphis, I'm not sure how I'd react to this sign: https://goo.gl/maps/2Vfr6yYEfYy

Ignore the large building right in front of you. It's a mirage.

:D good one.

spooky

Quote from: MikeTheActuary on January 26, 2016, 10:21:18 PM
If I were a truck driver in Memphis, I'm not sure how I'd react to this sign: https://goo.gl/maps/2Vfr6yYEfYy

There is a sign like this exiting a local shopping plaza. I wonder what they expect the truck driver to do when he encounters said sign.

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MikeTheActuary

Quote from: Big John on January 26, 2016, 10:45:55 PM
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on January 26, 2016, 10:21:18 PM
If I were a truck driver in Memphis, I'm not sure how I'd react to this sign: https://goo.gl/maps/2Vfr6yYEfYy
It is redundant at if you scroll a block back down that street, there is a no trucks sign.

True...although I think the the sign I highlighted actually predates the that portion of the Convention Center.  I'm guessing that the no-trucks sign one block back is a result of the street no longer having an outlet for trucks.

Scott5114

Quote from: theFXexpert on January 27, 2016, 10:36:37 AM
Neon green speed limit sign.

And I'm fairly sure "YOUR SPEED" is in Gotham, which I'm surprised hasn't popped up on a sign before considering how much of a fad it was among graphic designers at the end of the last decade.
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Thing 342

Found this oddity in Kilmarnock, VA a few weeks ago:



There were a few more like it around, all inexplicably in Transport as well.


formulanone

Quote from: Thing 342 on January 28, 2016, 11:16:49 PM
There were a few more like it around, all inexplicably in Transport as well.

From that angle, it appears the sign assembly is anxiously hiding from someone walking the other way down the sidewalk.

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WillWeaverRVA

Quote from: Thing 342 on January 28, 2016, 11:16:49 PM
Found this oddity in Kilmarnock, VA a few weeks ago:



There were a few more like it around, all inexplicably in Transport as well.



Those have to be a town installation, though the shields are definitely VDOT.
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Quote from: SignGeek101 on February 01, 2016, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on February 01, 2016, 11:15:12 AM
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.2010827,-59.9572041,3a,16.5y,199.51h,87.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_eQ1uTfEMcxsqr0vYxGStA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

That's Canadian standard. You'll find those commonly throughout the country (except in Quebec). Why a checkerboard is used, I don't know. This one is near my house.


Increases the target value. Checkerboard is used in one high-risk application (the end of the road/alignment) so it provides a very clear and unique design for that location.
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cl94

Quote from: cbeach40 on February 02, 2016, 09:32:06 AM
Quote from: SignGeek101 on February 01, 2016, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on February 01, 2016, 11:15:12 AM
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.2010827,-59.9572041,3a,16.5y,199.51h,87.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_eQ1uTfEMcxsqr0vYxGStA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

That's Canadian standard. You'll find those commonly throughout the country (except in Quebec). Why a checkerboard is used, I don't know. This one is near my house.


Increases the target value. Checkerboard is used in one high-risk application (the end of the road/alignment) so it provides a very clear and unique design for that location.

It's like adding flags or a low-cost alternate to flashing beacons. Also used at sharp curves and other dangerous locations.
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Nothing too weird about these crossbucks, but it appears that they used some old route-shield assemblies for the poles:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8890834,-102.8836056,3a,55.4y,113.72h,86.31t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sIoDzFWfh-WNsiYNk6DZrOg!2e0

Here's one with yield signs next to the crossbucks:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8825663,-102.8910601,3a,66.8y,352.26h,88.55t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sjy2nIapUeP2u1GtF3ziyhg!2e0
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machias

It's not often that you see a college symbol on an advance interchange sign on a freeway. In fact, I can't think of another instance where this occurs in Upstate New York, probably because it's not allowed per the NYS supplement to the 2009 MUTCD.

The other signs for this interchange do not mention SUNY Poly. This is apparently the combination of an advance interchange sign and a supplement destination sign onto one panel.


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