The Worst of Road Signs

[Ian]

A bad looking 35 on this speed limit sign in Washington DC.

The '3' reminds me of the euro symbol.

[74/171FAN]

The good old VDOT old font/clearview combination,  I know this probably came as a result of the I-295 flyover project but still

[Alex]

The good old VDOT old font/clearview combination,  I know this probably came as a result of the I-295 flyover project but still

The Clearview greenout was added when an Exit Only placard was added below:
https://www.aaroads.com/mid-atlantic/virginia064/i-064_wb_exit_175_05.jpg

[D-Dey65]

THAT should be filed under the Best of Road Signs.  Yellow was the standard from 1924 to 1954.  the sign is old as Hell.  there's only a handful of yellow stop signs left in the US.

I remember a recent "Defensive Drivers" class where the teacher insisted that Yellow Yield signs also stopped being the standard in 1954. I could've swore it was 1971, especially since I remember a Readers Digest article from that year boasting about all the new changes to road signs that were happening in the country at the time.

[J N Winkler]

I remember a recent "Defensive Drivers" class where the teacher insisted that Yellow Yield signs also stopped being the standard in 1954. I could've swore it was 1971, especially since I remember a Readers Digest article from that year boasting about all the new changes to road signs that were happening in the country at the time.

Yes, I'd say 1971 is more probable because yellow-background yield signs appeared in signing construction plans well after 1954, including the first decade or so of Interstate signing plans in Minnesota.  I think, however, there was a transitional period when "RIGHT OF WAY" disappeared but the background remained yellow.

[D-Dey65]

This is what I remember; The overwhelming majority of Yield signs were standard yellow triangles with black lettering, and occasionally you'd see some with the words "Right of Way" or "To the Right of Way" in smaller letters beneath them with the point on the bottom shaved off, and this was both in the usual black on yellow, and in white on red.

[agentsteel53]

1971 is the correct year for the change, but it is the 1970 MUTCD.

the MUTCD of 1970 actually appeared in 1971 due to various delays and what-have-you (your tax dollars at work).  I say "1970 MUTCD" because AASHO's interstate manual, complete with the same specifications for a subset of devices, made it in 1970 as planned.

the "right of way" vs no "right of way" and trapezoid vs triangle were I believe unspecified, and I know some states kept using the trapezoidal and/or right-of-way variant until 1978, which was the next MUTCD that explicitly specified the simple red and white triangle.

[WillWeaverRVA]

The good old VDOT old font/clearview combination,  I know this probably came as a result of the I-295 flyover project but still

The Clearview greenout was added when an Exit Only placard was added below:
https://www.aaroads.com/mid-atlantic/virginia064/i-064_wb_exit_175_05.jpg

And that was indeed a result of the I-295 flyover project, which included extending a lane from the end of the I-295 NB/I-64 WB ramp to the I-64 WB/VA 288 SB ramp, and the entrance to VA 288 was slightly reconfigured to include two exit only lanes as opposed to just one.

[Quillz]

Here's a so-bad-it's-good sign gantry in Oklahoma:

[Michael]

Here's a so-bad-it's-good sign gantry in Oklahoma:

Hey, at least it's a state named I-244 shield.  To be honest, I think I could've drawn better shields when I was 8.

[Ian]

Not all state named shields are good...

[US71]

Does this qualify?

[hbelkins]

Does this qualify?

Someone needs to take a picture of Route YY intersecting Route Z and put it on a Rush fan's Flickr gallery.

[Rushmeister]

I like the way you think, hbelkins.  Rush is great.  (For any who might be wondering, we're not talking about Rush Limbaugh.)

[OracleUsr]

Rush:  Yeah, but I still think La Villa Strangiato was their best instrumental.

[RustyK]

YYZ was fun to play in Guitar Hero 2, though.  Not as crazy-go-nuts as Freebird, but satisfying to get through for sure

[kurumi]

Someone needs to take a picture of Route YY intersecting Route Z and put it on a Rush fan's Flickr gallery.

Here's a "7/4" photo in Cornwall, CT: http://tinyurl.com/us7ct4

[NE2]

Does this qualify?

South Dakotan vandal?

[Duke87]

Someone needs to take a picture of Route YY intersecting Route Z and put it on a Rush fan's Flickr gallery.

Heh. I was thinking the same thing.

Here's a "7/4" photo in Cornwall, CT: http://tinyurl.com/us7ct4

Er... what does that have to do with anything?

[NE2]

Well, it's an odd time signature, but it doesn't seem to be used (or used much) in YYZ.

[US71]

South Dakotan vandal?

Neglected MO Secondary

[xonhulu]

Here's a beauty I spotted outside of Lebanon, OR:

[US71]

[tchafe1978]

Does this qualify?

Someone needs to take a picture of Route YY intersecting Route Z and put it on a Rush fan's Flickr gallery.

Outside of Dodgeville, WI on US 18/151 there is an intersection with county highways Y & YZ. I get that song in my head everytime I drive by it.

[kurumi]

Here's a "7/4" photo in Cornwall, CT: http://tinyurl.com/us7ct4

Er... what does that have to do with anything?

A number of Rush songs have portions in 7/4 or 7/8... Limelight, Xanadu, Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer, etc. Some prog fans (self included) are big fans of odd meters