Facebook Groups

[doglover44]

Is there any good road geek Facebook groups ?

[Max Rockatansky]

We have a couple on Gribblenation, of what we have West Coast Roads is by far the most active.  Some of groups I partake in on Facebook are:

Old Highway 101
Freewayjim
US Highways
Californian's Historic Highways
The American Two-Lane
Roadgeekery
Bridges
There is no way that is MUTCD compliant
Map Scans
Forgotten Railways, Roads & Places
The Covered Bridge Experience
Historic US Highway 99
Lincoln Highway
The National Old Trails Road Page
California Historic Route 66 Association
Route Shield Gallery

There are a couple more I didn't list because they are even more specific than some of the groups I listed.  Freewayjim seems to be the most popular general topic highway group but most users tend to talk about US Routes and Interstates.  Even the big groups tend to only have about 3,000 members given the road geek hobby in a somewhat niche.  Although I've found some of the more specific groups can be a lot of fun if there are a couple dedicated members, the Historic Columbia River Highway group is an example. 

[vdeane]

These are the ones I'm active on:
Northeast Roads
Ontario Roads
Québec Roads
New Jersey Roads
NYCRoads.com
DCRoads.com
BostonRoads.com
PhillyRoads.com
MontrealRoads.com

One of these days it would be nice if someone could put together a directory of all the roadgeek Facebook groups, since there are so many.

[jeffandnicole]

The only issue I have with There is no way that is MUTCD compliant is there's a lot of bike/ped fans on there, so anything interesting related to roads tends to be shouted down by overzealous bicycle/ped maniacs.

[deathtopumpkins]

The only issue I have with There is no way that is MUTCD compliant is there's a lot of bike/ped fans on there, so anything interesting related to roads tends to be shouted down by overzealous bicycle/ped maniacs.

Wow. Tell us how you really feel.

[Max Rockatansky]

The only issue I have with There is no way that is MUTCD compliant is there's a lot of bike/ped fans on there, so anything interesting related to roads tends to be shouted down by overzealous bicycle/ped maniacs.

Wow. Tell us how you really feel.

I can second that it is a frequent thing to see on said group.  Usually the complaint is about minor details in sign placement rather than the signage being not MUTCD compliant. 

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

In trying not to include groups that Max & Valerie have already listed...

Route 40
Southeast Roads
Gulf Coast Roads
Deep South Roads
Great Lakes Roads
Mid-America Roads
Potomac Valley Roads
Abandoned Highways, Roads & Streets
County, Secondary, Township and Named Highways

And state specific groups....
Ohio Roads
Palmetto State Roads
Route 6 in Pennsylvania

Road related (more roadside culture)
Ameristation - ALL THINGS service station in America
Road Trip Fun

Otherwise, on Facebook, go to group search and try keywords - "Road," "Highway," "Map," "sign"

[hbelkins]

The only issue I have with There is no way that is MUTCD compliant is there's a lot of bike/ped fans on there, so anything interesting related to roads tends to be shouted down by overzealous bicycle/ped maniacs.

Wow. Tell us how you really feel.

I can second that it is a frequent thing to see on said group.  Usually the complaint is about minor details in sign placement rather than the signage being not MUTCD compliant.

That group is an odd place. I'm not sure how road-related it really is, and those who appear to be the admins of it are unknown to me. (Of course, I go back to the infancy of MTR so I've known most of the top dogs in this hobby for a long, long time, so I guess it's strange for me to encounter folks that I didn't know from MTR, the Yahoo groups, or here; a number of folks I knew from MTR like Gene VanD. or "Freewayjim" Jim Georges aren't here but I knew them from elsewhere).

They get off on a lot of tangents on that group, especially when something like autism/Asperger's or a rainbow-colored crosswalk comes up. When someone posted the news story about the "autistic child/child with autism" sign and the vandalism/"correction" that occurred, that group went bonkers. There was some discussion about it here on this forum, I remember.

Maybe someone ought to also compile a list of Pages. Unlike Groups, anyone can see a Page, even someone who's not a Facebook member. Lots of official agencies maintain a Page -- I do one for my workplace -- but there are roadgeek Pages out there too.

I have both a Page and a Group for Millennium Highway. Both are gathering dust, but I've done more on the Page than with the Group.

[1995hoo]

I will preface this by saying I do not have a Facebook account and don't know much about it. Stanley Roberts tweeted this and I found it amusing.

[formulanone]

The only issue I have with There is no way that is MUTCD compliant is there's a lot of bike/ped fans on there, so anything interesting related to roads tends to be shouted down by overzealous bicycle/ped maniacs.

I don't even care about their transportation preferences, but there's a lot of issues in that group. It was all well and good when the signs were just way-off designs, or the really bad stuff. But to keep anything going in social media, you have to amp up the content and increase the petty complaining, usually at the expense of its original intent.

It turned into a festival of every little minor thing someone can find...that border is too wide!...one letter is two millimeters thicker than another!...I just discovered Clearview and how to post puke gifs!...I bet I can get out of a speeding ticket because the font is Arial!) so it's been all downhill from there.

[hbelkins]

Might this thread be more appropriate in the Photos, Videos & More category?

[dgolub]

These are the ones I'm active on:
Northeast Roads
Ontario Roads
Québec Roads
New Jersey Roads
NYCRoads.com
DCRoads.com
BostonRoads.com
PhillyRoads.com
MontrealRoads.com

One of these days it would be nice if someone could put together a directory of all the roadgeek Facebook groups, since there are so many.

This covers most of the ones that I'm in, too.  Here's a few others:

* Appalachian Highways
* Gulf Coast Roads
* Pennsylvania Roads
* Potomac Valley Roads
* Tar Heel Roads

[SectorZ]

The only issue I have with There is no way that is MUTCD compliant is there's a lot of bike/ped fans on there, so anything interesting related to roads tends to be shouted down by overzealous bicycle/ped maniacs.

Wow. Tell us how you really feel.

I can second that it is a frequent thing to see on said group.  Usually the complaint is about minor details in sign placement rather than the signage being not MUTCD compliant.

That group is an odd place. I'm not sure how road-related it really is, and those who appear to be the admins of it are unknown to me. (Of course, I go back to the infancy of MTR so I've known most of the top dogs in this hobby for a long, long time, so I guess it's strange for me to encounter folks that I didn't know from MTR, the Yahoo groups, or here; a number of folks I knew from MTR like Gene VanD. or "Freewayjim" Jim Georges aren't here but I knew them from elsewhere).

They get off on a lot of tangents on that group, especially when something like autism/Asperger's or a rainbow-colored crosswalk comes up. When someone posted the news story about the "autistic child/child with autism" sign and the vandalism/"correction" that occurred, that group went bonkers. There was some discussion about it here on this forum, I remember.

The admin who runs NUMTOT also runs this group. In fact, last year, when she got "too busy" managing NUMTOT she just shut down posting to this group, instead, of, God forbid, forwarding the responsibility to someone else. She's thrown anti-cycling people out of the group before. I am a cyclist, and ride more than probably any other cyclist in that group, but I really can't stand "cycling people", you know, the ones that change things to be more unsafe under the guise of perceived safety.

And yeah, autism and or something with gay or transsexual issues has to be brought up a thousand times. I just want to post a funny sign - too much to ask?

[Max Rockatansky]

The only issue I have with There is no way that is MUTCD compliant is there's a lot of bike/ped fans on there, so anything interesting related to roads tends to be shouted down by overzealous bicycle/ped maniacs.

Wow. Tell us how you really feel.

I can second that it is a frequent thing to see on said group.  Usually the complaint is about minor details in sign placement rather than the signage being not MUTCD compliant.

That group is an odd place. I'm not sure how road-related it really is, and those who appear to be the admins of it are unknown to me. (Of course, I go back to the infancy of MTR so I've known most of the top dogs in this hobby for a long, long time, so I guess it's strange for me to encounter folks that I didn't know from MTR, the Yahoo groups, or here; a number of folks I knew from MTR like Gene VanD. or "Freewayjim" Jim Georges aren't here but I knew them from elsewhere).

They get off on a lot of tangents on that group, especially when something like autism/Asperger's or a rainbow-colored crosswalk comes up. When someone posted the news story about the "autistic child/child with autism" sign and the vandalism/"correction" that occurred, that group went bonkers. There was some discussion about it here on this forum, I remember.

The admin who runs NUMTOT also runs this group. In fact, last year, when she got "too busy" managing NUMTOT she just shut down posting to this group, instead, of, God forbid, forwarding the responsibility to someone else. She's thrown anti-cycling people out of the group before. I am a cyclist, and ride more than probably any other cyclist in that group, but I really can't stand "cycling people", you know, the ones that change things to be more unsafe under the guise of perceived safety.

Funny, I just got hit up by a couple hostile posters regarding a comment I made about roads in the Phoenix Area not being exactly the best quality for cyclists and pedestrians.  I love when people comment that doing dangerous things on busy roads while under the technical right of way as a cyclist or pedestrian will somehow save them from getting hit anyways.  Usually it's people who don't participate in distance cycling or distance running who make crap comments like that.

[hbelkins]

NUMTOT?

[SectorZ]

NUMTOT?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/

[SectorZ]

NUMTOT?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/

You'll note that it's the same admin as the MUTCD page and she's so proud of the page officially endorsing a presidential candidate despite no others likely having a say in the matter. I guess I can rip her here because she's anti-car and I doubt interested in this page.

[formulanone]

NUMTOT?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/

You'll note that it's the same admin as the MUTCD page and she's so proud of the page officially endorsing a presidential candidate despite no others likely having a say in the matter. I guess I can rip her here because she's anti-car and I doubt interested in this page.

Can we just agree that meme pages are their own pointless self-created thirteenth circle of hell?

[paulthemapguy]

Can we just agree that meme pages are their own pointless self-created thirteenth circle of hell?

Meme pages are great.  The comment sections, whether viewing or contributing, are the hellspawn.

NUMTOTs has always been a thinly veiled discourse group, and it used to be great in the early days (about 2 1/2 years ago). I initially joined it to see the ideas for trains and mass transit.  I learned a lot from that group about transportation and housing policy, but then the group became too large to manage.  Now it has a lot of dumb, overly generalist simpleton takes like "ban all cars," and the average education level of group members dropped off dramatically.  I hold on hoping that someone will post something intelligible like the old days, but that hope is seriously dwindling.

[hbelkins]

NUMTOT?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/

Oh. Given that I'm not an urbanist, nor interested in transit, that group would have no appeal whatsoever to me.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

NUMTOT?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/

You'll note that it's the same admin as the MUTCD page and she's so proud of the page officially endorsing a presidential candidate despite no others likely having a say in the matter. I guess I can rip her here because she's anti-car and I doubt interested in this page.

Can we just agree that meme pages are their own pointless self-created thirteenth circle of hell?

No.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21687.0

[Beltway]

NUMTOT?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/

Oh. Given that I'm not an urbanist, nor interested in transit, that group would have no appeal whatsoever to me.

Remember George Conklin?

He could be pretty entertaining.