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

[wanderer2575]

Dave Barry posted this today on his blog.  I'm posting the link instead of just a screenshot because some of the comments are pretty good.  Anyone know what this means?

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2163538817154363&set=gm.1790323854508844

[ethanhopkin14]

Dave Barry posted this today on his blog.  I'm posting the link instead of just a screenshot because some of the comments are pretty good.  Anyone know what this means?

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2163538817154363&set=gm.1790323854508844

I was looking at that sign yesterday and yes the comments were killing me.  I agree that it has to be walk on the sidewalk and not the grass and the penalty is a $100 fine, but there are so many other odd things about that signs.  Why is it two signs in one?  Why the arrow pointing to the lower left?  Why the dashed line?

[LilianaUwU]

Dave Barry posted this today on his blog.  I'm posting the link instead of just a screenshot because some of the comments are pretty good.  Anyone know what this means?

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2163538817154363&set=gm.1790323854508844

There seems to be a $100 fine if a car doesn't yield to a pedestrian. The squirrel is a sticker and is unrelated to the sign. As for why the two signs are fused together, that I don't know.

[ethanhopkin14]

Dave Barry posted this today on his blog.  I'm posting the link instead of just a screenshot because some of the comments are pretty good.  Anyone know what this means?

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2163538817154363&set=gm.1790323854508844

There seems to be a $100 fine if a car doesn't yield to a pedestrian. The squirrel is a sticker and is unrelated to the sign. As for why the two signs are fused together, that I don't know.

NO, the squirrel is part of it!!  Don't long step strutt past a squirrel below the wooden plank bridge without looking at it, or else you will be punished by  being forced to buy a gavel for 100$. 

[Declan127]

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5171734,-73.2389588,3a,15y,299.98h,91.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXb_PJXT1fZcwhURQemy4WA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en

Certainly never seen any signs like this in NY, let alone in Vermont; I'm assuming the shield on the left is the same as right but is either covered or somehow faded to black.

Edit: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5169923,-73.2327756,3a,15y,227.49h,91.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sI2eowjAAWB4CUqKB6Z-31Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en This exists a block down and is a bit closer to a NY shield... only a bit

[ethanhopkin14]

I found this gantry on I-10 (Jubilee Parkway) east of Mobile to be interesting.  As many times as I have driven it, I have never noticed it was a backward gantry made to mimic a ground mounted BGS.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/tnaaXfrja4nqqHV8A

Those detour signs seem not only odd by using 2 digit width circles but the fact opposite detours end and begin together.

[ethanhopkin14]

Not the oddest setup I have ever seen, but I can't remember personally ever seeing a downward point arrow in Texas before.  This one is a special example being the Bolivar Peninsula landing of the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry, and is used to delineate which lane to use when exiting the ferry landing area amongst the many ferry waiting lanes.

[DRMan]

Not the oddest setup I have ever seen, but I can't remember personally ever seeing a downward point arrow in Texas before.  This one is a special example being the Bolivar Peninsula landing of the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry, and is used to delineate which lane to use when exiting the ferry landing area amongst the many ferry waiting lanes.

If you spin the camera view around, there's a red-outlined Speed Limit 7 sign. https://goo.gl/maps/da2NPuB7zoiKLRjg7

[ethanhopkin14]

Not the oddest setup I have ever seen, but I can't remember personally ever seeing a downward point arrow in Texas before.  This one is a special example being the Bolivar Peninsula landing of the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry, and is used to delineate which lane to use when exiting the ferry landing area amongst the many ferry waiting lanes.

If you spin the camera view around, there's a red-outlined Speed Limit 7 sign. https://goo.gl/maps/da2NPuB7zoiKLRjg7

I was there yesterday and had a conversation with my wife about it.  I have learned from an engineer that odd speed limits (not odd as in even vs. odd, but odd as in not multiples of 5) in areas that need "more attention" are though to be adhered to more because the odd speed stands out. 

[1995hoo]

It looks like the lady who posted this works in either South Dakota or Nebraska (I saw it as a retweet).

https://twitter.com/weather_katie/status/1549429596004786176

[kurumi]

I did a rough curve fit on that data, to see what happens at slightly higher temperatures.

(Don't freak out about the high values, these are Fahrenheit, not Celsius :-)

Training:

Air temp	Asphalt temp
77	125
86	135
87	143

Predictions:

Air temp	Asphalt temp
90	211
95	1236
100	12856
105	128340

[US 89]

It looks like the lady who posted this works in either South Dakota or Nebraska (I saw it as a retweet).

Sioux City, IA. Could always click on her bio. 

[formulanone]

It looks like the lady who posted this works in either South Dakota or Nebraska (I saw it as a retweet).
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That was doing the rounds with some of my pet-owning friends. I have my doubts.

Typically, the rule of thumb is that track (asphalt) temperatures can be up to 10 degrees Centigrade above ambient temps. It depends on the surface, amount of direct sunlight, et cetera. Figure +20°F for maximum effect.

68 degrees (20°C), max surface temp: 86°F
77 degrees (25°C), max surface temp: 95°F
86 degrees (30°C), max surface temp: 104°F
95 degrees (35°C), max surface temp: 113°F
104 degrees (40°C), max surface temp: 122°F

It's hotter, but not "77 to 125 degrees" hot.

[kirbykart]

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5171734,-73.2389588,3a,15y,299.98h,91.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXb_PJXT1fZcwhURQemy4WA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en

Certainly never seen any signs like this in NY, let alone in Vermont; I'm assuming the shield on the left is the same as right but is either covered or somehow faded to black.

Edit: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5169923,-73.2327756,3a,15y,227.49h,91.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sI2eowjAAWB4CUqKB6Z-31Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en This exists a block down and is a bit closer to a NY shield... only a bit

These are just crazy, especially the first one. OMG how is that even possible?

[LilianaUwU]

In the ugly category: mismatched numbers thanks to an obvious patch in a construction zone on TCH 16 WB in New Brunswick.

Maximum 80, NB 16 WB by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[Scott5114]

This isn't really that bad, but it is Kansas, and Kansas hardly ever screws up a sign, so it's kind of shocking.

[kirbykart]

Here's a Liquor Store Exit Sign in New Hampshire. Also, the GSV car actually went to the Liquor Store.
Three interesting signs in Buffalo, NY. First, a Keep Left of Median sign near Lake Erie in Lackawanna.
Then here's a Pavement Drop Off sign, and finally a "this set of double curves dumps you directly onto the metrorail line" sign, both on Main Street in Downtown Buffalo.
This is my 100th post!

[US 89]

This is my 100th post!

Hate to break it to you, but nobody cares.

[kirbykart]

This is my 100th post!

Hate to break it to you, but nobody cares.

You cared enough to tell me that.

[Rothman]

This is my 100th post!

Hate to break it to you, but nobody cares.

You cared enough to tell me that.

Still, boasting about post counts or intentionally posting a lot to boost your count is frowned upon in this community.

[Scott5114]

This is my 100th post!

Hate to break it to you, but nobody cares.

You cared enough to tell me that.

He doesn't care about your post count; he cares about this forum not being full of talk about post counts.

Best not to dwell on a number that an admin with a mischievous streak can change to whatever they want...

[LilianaUwU]

Getting back on track... yes, following PE 2 does lead to PE 2.  These were all on PE 2 WB in the roundabout blitz nearing TCH 1 in Charlottetown:

Follow PE 2 WB to PE 2 - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

Follow PE 2 WB to PE 2 - 2 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

Follow PE 2 WB to PE 2 - 3 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[kirbykart]

This is my 100th post!

Hate to break it to you, but nobody cares.

You cared enough to tell me that.

Still, boasting about post counts or intentionally posting a lot to boost your count is frowned upon in this community.

I was more just trying to state a fact, rather than boast about my post count. "This is my 100th post" is a fundamentally different statement than "I have 100 posts". You see, it doesn't matter if any of my posts get taken down, my 100th post will always be the 100th thing I put onto this forum. "I have 100 posts" could change if my posts get deleted. I was not boasting, I was more just marking a milestone. 100 posts is a big deal for a new user. I have seen many other users celebrate (or say they forgot to celebrate) milestones. Sorry I didn't know this unwritten rule.

[kirbykart]

Getting back on track... yes, following PE 2 does lead to PE 2.  These were all on PE 2 WB in the roundabout blitz nearing TCH 1 in Charlottetown:

Follow PE 2 WB to PE 2 - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

Follow PE 2 WB to PE 2 - 2 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

Follow PE 2 WB to PE 2 - 3 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

At first I thought this must be an anomaly caused by a loop or something, but I examined it thoroughly and now I realize that this was probably an error. They wanted to refer to the TCH 1/PE 2 concurrency, but signed it improperly so it looks like PE 2 goes to PE 2. Interesting.