The actual Worst of Road Signs

[LilianaUwU]

Something that I've seen on the forum before, and probably qualifies for the thread:



(Street View)

[Scott5114]

Gross, Arial! And not even remotely the right arrow.

[LilianaUwU]

Gross, Arial! And not even remotely the right arrow.

Or the right outline. Or the right shield (should be US, not MA). Probably not even the right shade of white.

I believe what had been agreed on when it was first posted was that a non-PennDOT entity (possibly the rail yard) erected it.

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The only thing they actually got right in the sign is the W being larger than the rest of WEST 

[stevashe]

Presented without further comment.

[JoePCool14]

Love the Calibri 3 duct taped on the sign in the background.

I have to give these guys a bit of credit though. They tried, at least a little.

[Scott5114]

Yeah, that looks a lot like "we need a temporary sign but management won't give us one to put up".

[LilianaUwU]

Yeah, that looks a lot like "we need a temporary sign but management won't give us one to put up".

Speaking of which, this might qualify for the thread, as it is a sign that's not a sign:

A sign warning of the possibility of punctured tires, but it's not a sign: it's a piece of paper glued to a cut up bus route sign.

Risque de crevaison by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

Risque de crevaison - close up by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

I suspect it is mainly targeted towards buses, hence why it's glued on an old bus stop sign.

[highwaytuna]

This is technically not a DOT-produced sign, but I hope that it's good enough for this thread because god, the amount of sacrilege in this photo.

Referring to interstates as routes, mixing up state and interstate shields (this is in Waterbury, CT -- I-69 doesn't run anywhere near here), listing both directions of a route even though they can both be accessed by making the same turn... it really gets worse the longer you look at it.



And the cherry on top: there is already a set of DOT-spec shields a few yards in front of this sign, rendering most of the information on it practically redundant.



I know that signage produced by private property developers are not held to the same standards as those produced by DOT's, but this sign is just a whole new level of bad. If one doesn't already exist, I think that it would help to have a set of signage design guidelines for private developers who choose to put up signs using their own "style" rather than DOT-spec ones to reduce confusion.

[Katavia]

Possibly the fugliest sign in North Carolina. (Durham, specifically.)
NCDOT, you're better than this. C'mon.

[kphoger]

I think it's kind of cute.  Actually, I rather I like it!

[formulanone]

It looks like a US Route shield that was conceived by DALL-E.

[hbelkins]

I've seen contractor-installed temporary signs like that before in North Carolina.

[LilianaUwU]

Possibly the fugliest sign in North Carolina. (Durham, specifically.)
NCDOT, you're better than this. C'mon.

I rarely swear on this forum, but I think it would be appropriate if I said: what the fuck?!

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I've seen contractor-installed temporary signs like that before in North Carolina.

Yep I've seen them for I-85 and I-95

[JoePCool14]

Possibly the fugliest sign in North Carolina. (Durham, specifically.)
NCDOT, you're better than this. C'mon.

[US71]

US 62 near Flippin, AR (since replaced)

[ClassicHasClass]

Was that a construction temp sign, or a permanent sign that they just repurposed? Temporary construction signage is its own unique circle of hell, of course.

[US71]

Was that a construction temp sign, or a permanent sign that they just repurposed? Temporary construction signage is its own unique circle of hell, of course.

Construction

[bootmii]

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.589976,-122.3039575,3a,18.7y,70.32h,121.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sF6uMDLFy5GLQhmw1AI_Gvg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

I really don't understand this one, I mean, what's the point?

From what I can tell, it's just to reiterate that all lanes follow I-90, which they have to do otherwise drivers will be confused (which they easily are).

Also, I'm starting to wonder if we just should lock this thread. It's clear most people do not understand the concept of it anymore.

Except they don't because that's actually a finger post on a side street. "22nd" is obscured by the stop sign, whose back is painted red, and "St" is smaller than "Atlantic".

[kphoger]

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.589976,-122.3039575,3a,18.7y,70.32h,121.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sF6uMDLFy5GLQhmw1AI_Gvg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

I really don't understand this one, I mean, what's the point?

From what I can tell, it's just to reiterate that all lanes follow I-90, which they have to do otherwise drivers will be confused (which they easily are).

Also, I'm starting to wonder if we just should lock this thread. It's clear most people do not understand the concept of it anymore.

Except they don't because that's actually a finger post on a side street. "22nd" is obscured by the stop sign, whose back is painted red, and "St" is smaller than "Atlantic".

Am I missing something?  That seems like a reply that has nothing to do with the quoted post.

[Scott5114]

thanks NMDOT


(photo by Liz Branam, who was nice enough to take pictures while I was driving)

[bootmii]

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.589976,-122.3039575,3a,18.7y,70.32h,121.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sF6uMDLFy5GLQhmw1AI_Gvg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

I really don't understand this one, I mean, what's the point?

From what I can tell, it's just to reiterate that all lanes follow I-90, which they have to do otherwise drivers will be confused (which they easily are).

Also, I'm starting to wonder if we just should lock this thread. It's clear most people do not understand the concept of it anymore.

Except they don't because that's actually a finger post on a side street. "22nd" is obscured by the stop sign, whose back is painted red, and "St" is smaller than "Atlantic".

Am I missing something?  That seems like a reply that has nothing to do with the quoted post.

The Google Maps was the wrong location, for whatever reason. So I was describing signs I could actually see there.

[KEK Inc.]

iPhone

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And it has a street blade on top of it to boot