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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Traffic Control => Topic started by: Brian556 on June 12, 2017, 12:38:13 AM

Title: Upside Down Lane Control Signals at Ford Dealership Service Center
Post by: Brian556 on June 12, 2017, 12:38:13 AM
Grapevine, Texas

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Title: Re: Upside Down Lane Control Signals at Ford Dealership Service Center
Post by: TheArkansasRoadgeek on June 12, 2017, 11:34:10 AM
Maybe as a "Drive throug", rather than "This lane is open" indication.
Title: Re: Upside Down Lane Control Signals at Ford Dealership Service Center
Post by: epzik8 on June 12, 2017, 01:03:01 PM
I see a lot of those at Maryland's bridges and tunnels.
Title: Re: Upside Down Lane Control Signals at Ford Dealership Service Center
Post by: jeffandnicole on June 12, 2017, 01:44:23 PM
A used car salesman probably sold them. 

"Yeah, that's completely normal.  I sell all my arrows that way.  My parents, kids and brothers all have up-pointing arrows and they love them".
Title: Re: Upside Down Lane Control Signals at Ford Dealership Service Center
Post by: 7/8 on June 12, 2017, 03:13:08 PM
I personally think up arrows are slightly more intuitive since the appear to be pointing forward. But either way, whether they're pointing up or down, the meaning is still obviously the same. In fact, I wouldn't care if road signs switched to up-arrows, assuming they did it consistently.

This is the kind of thing only a roadgeek would notice and care about :-D
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