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

[IowaTraveler]

Saw this comically large Do Not Enter sign on Highway 97 in Oregon a while back. 12ft wide according to the Google Earth measuring tool

https://goo.gl/maps/fEL8pnsoUpSNPp8v9

12 ft? Unless that lane is wider than 12 feet then I don't see it.

The roadway underneath the sign looks like it's in the process of narrowing from 2 lanes down to 1 lane, so it actually is wider than 12 feet. Using the measuring tool in Google Maps shows that the road directly below the sign is 22 feet wide from the white line to the yellow line.

[plain]

Saw this comically large Do Not Enter sign on Highway 97 in Oregon a while back. 12ft wide according to the Google Earth measuring tool

https://goo.gl/maps/fEL8pnsoUpSNPp8v9

12 ft? Unless that lane is wider than 12 feet then I don't see it.

The roadway underneath the sign looks like it's in the process of narrowing from 2 lanes down to 1 lane, so it actually is wider than 12 feet. Using the measuring tool in Google Maps shows that the road directly below the sign is 22 feet wide from the white line to the yellow line.

Oh ok makes sense. Also, I actually didn't see the link under the image before I posted that until now.

[Big John]

The 1-lane road needs to be wider than 12 in order to overtake a stalled vehicle.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/52601553614/in/dateposted-public/
US 101 SB leaving a Vista Point near Humboldt Redwoods.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/c7gpwoxcN9Xz28eA6
Connecticut using those arrows on the border is very unattractive as their Welcome Signs.
https://goo.gl/maps/862atd5PmcbyzNvK7

[Rothman]

https://goo.gl/maps/c7gpwoxcN9Xz28eA6
Connecticut using those arrows on the border is very unattractive as their Welcome Signs.
https://goo.gl/maps/862atd5PmcbyzNvK7

What?  Those are the Parkway signs.  I like them for their uniqueness.  Of course, they're so well-known that they may not even qualify for this thread.

[Mr. Matté]

From my first bike rides of the year:

Princeton, NJ, for how rich it is, can't afford good looking shields


Also a mismatch of an arrow color scheme for the most random scenic byway in the U.S., the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway, at a new roundabout

[Scott5114]

Also a mismatch of an arrow color scheme for the most random scenic byway in the U.S., the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway, at a new roundabout

horse connector

[hbelkins]

^^^
It would appear the same contractor that produces the infamous Pennsylvania acorns got hired to do those.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/c7gpwoxcN9Xz28eA6
Connecticut using those arrows on the border is very unattractive as their Welcome Signs.
https://goo.gl/maps/862atd5PmcbyzNvK7

What?  Those are the Parkway signs.  I like them for their uniqueness.  Of course, they're so well-known that they may not even qualify for this thread.

Not everyone knows them.

Plus they still look odd.

[formulanone]

Also a mismatch of an arrow color scheme for the most random scenic byway in the U.S., the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway, at a new roundabout

I always find unlabeled pictographic routes to be maddingly intriguing.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

I wasn't expecting to find this, in Lorain (Ohio), yesterday...


Wonder if its older than this sign, that Tim Brown showed us, at the 2020 Cincy Meet

[roadman65]

Illinois in Indiana.
https://goo.gl/maps/LxnRQjZhWY9bhwnH7
IN 212 in shield but US 12 in text.  Something IDOT does for WB I-24.

[thenetwork]

Driving home last night and saw a CDOT VMS sign saying the following:

714 TRAFFIC FATALITIES
SO FAR THIS YEAR
DRIVE SAFELY.

Wow, not even 5 full days into 2023, and it's already on pace to be the deadliest year on Colorado Roads!!!

[kphoger]

Wichita has had one recently that says...

TIS THE SEASON
PLAN AHEAD
DON'T DRIVE DRUNK

(I'm not sure about the third line, actually.)  Anyway, the first time I saw it, my eyes landed on "AHEAD" and immediately thought the VMS was warning me about something to look out for on the highway.  So I stared it for a few seconds, trying to figure out what obstruction was up ahead.  A plane?  No, that doesn't make sense.  Ohhhh, I should have known it was just a nanny message.  Meanwhile, my eyes had been off the road...

[Amaury]

Driving home last night and saw a CDOT VMS sign saying the following:

714 TRAFFIC FATALITIES
SO FAR THIS YEAR
DRIVE SAFELY.

Wow, not even 5 full days into 2023, and it's already on pace to be the deadliest year on Colorado Roads!!!

I wonder if they're talking about the United States as a whole.

[thenetwork]

Driving home last night and saw a CDOT VMS sign saying the following:

714 TRAFFIC FATALITIES
SO FAR THIS YEAR
DRIVE SAFELY.

Wow, not even 5 full days into 2023, and it's already on pace to be the deadliest year on Colorado Roads!!!

I wonder if they're talking about the United States as a whole.

No, they were using the 2022 data massage.  It was close to that number on VMS signs a few months ago.  Someone likely forgot to delete that message from the VMS menu, or forgot to switch out "SO FAR THIS YEAR" with "IN 2022."

CDOT doesn't care how bad you drive in other states

[ethanhopkin14]

Driving home last night and saw a CDOT VMS sign saying the following:

714 TRAFFIC FATALITIES
SO FAR THIS YEAR
DRIVE SAFELY.

Wow, not even 5 full days into 2023, and it's already on pace to be the deadliest year on Colorado Roads!!!

I wonder if they're talking about the United States as a whole.

No, they were using the 2022 data massage.  It was close to that number on VMS signs a few months ago.  Someone likely forgot to delete that message from the VMS menu, or forgot to switch out "SO FAR THIS YEAR" with "IN 2022."

CDOT doesn't care how bad you drive in other states

I enjoyed your joke thenetwork.

[roadman65]

https://goo.gl/maps/1abxUe9GrS2i65C68
This one is bad as the sign is somewhat misleading. The road to the right of the island is not the I-95/ US 1 ramp, but the signs arrows can have a driver at a quick glance think that it is. 
The signs seen in the distance next to the YIELD sign are where the ramp really is.

Awkward situation here that needs a mast arm with lane control arrows.

[LilianaUwU]

The way these signs are arranged, it seems as though Adopt-a-Highway is a thing of the past.

We remember Adopt-a-Highway, ON 401 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

On a similar subject, and actually related to the sign assembly above, how does one enforce remembering fallen soldiers?

We remember our fallen soldiers - ON 401 EB by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[D-Dey65]

While I was doing some GSV research on Waycross, Georgia this morning, I stumbled upon this non-MUTCD compliant warning sign on Lee Avenue north of Memorial Drive (US 1 Bus/US 23 Bus/GA 4 Bus);
https://www.google.com/maps/@31.2119341,-82.3539031,3a,75y,17.07h,98.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sOU2xJ2IrKrhj0FXMTjVFzA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

This is before that street goes under the CSX Brunswick Subdivision east of Brunswick Junction on the CSX Jesup Subdivision.

[ethanhopkin14]

The way these signs are arranged, it seems as though Adopt-a-Highway is a thing of the past.

We remember Adopt-a-Highway, ON 401 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

Hahaha!  At least someone remembers when people/businesses would adopt highways.

[Rothman]

The way these signs are arranged, it seems as though Adopt-a-Highway is a thing of the past.

We remember Adopt-a-Highway, ON 401 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

Hahaha!  At least someone remembers when people/businesses would adopt highways.

The program still exists in various parts of the U.S., but yeah, a lot of businesses were like, "That's a great idea!...Oh wait, you mean we have to pick up litter more than once?"

[JoePCool14]

On the topic of Adopt-A-Road, imagine if AARoads adopted a road. Where would we go?

[kirbykart]

On the topic of Adopt-A-Road, imagine if AARoads adopted a road. Where would we go?

We would adopt the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur to Norman, OK.