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New OK route sheld spotted on Indian Nation Turnpike.
FakeMikeMorgan:
https://imgur.com/a/hwvHw2Q
Driving on the Indian Nation Turnpike yesterday and spotted this new route shield for SH 9. Is this a new design or OTA just being OTA?
US 89:
That’s not new - that sign has been posted on this forum a few times over the years. Gotta love Oklahoma.
Bobby5280:
There's still at least a couple or so locations around the state with the old circle-shield signs. Here's one on the East side of Lawton:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.5953863,-98.352328,3a,75y,178.59h,83.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHv--h9vMsEDzUTUlNFOrkQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
I do not like the current OK highway shield design. It just doesn't work. They can't strike the right balance with the size of the OK state shape and its line stroke width. The route numbers cut through the state shape in often very awkward ways. ODOT just needs to go back to the drawing board and do something else.
A few years ago I created an alternative design which would definitely function far better.
The route numerals don't cut through the "meat cleaver" state shape. Instead I have "OKLAHOMA" cutting across it to fill some negative space; the lettering also uses the same Eurostile Bold type that is used on the OK state flag. The line stroke of the meat cleaver and shield border is similar in weight to the bold Oklahoma letters. The square-ish letters work great with the square shield. I'm not meaning to toot my horn too loudly, but this is just a more professional looking concept. The current ones out in the field suck. I've been designing signs for a living nearly 30 years.
Scott5114:
--- Quote from: FakeMikeMorgan on January 15, 2023, 06:57:45 AM ---https://imgur.com/a/hwvHw2Q
Driving on the Indian Nation Turnpike yesterday and spotted this new route shield for SH 9. Is this a new design or OTA just being OTA?
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Just OTA being OTA. That was posted before the meat cleaver was even invented, actually. So who knows why someone decided to put a state outline there.
Bobby5280:
Also haven't all caps legends on big green signs been verboten by the MUTCD for like, um, decades?
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