Daily Picture Challenge!

[MCRoads]

Unique being that you cannot take the picture in ordinary circumstances.

[hotdogPi]

Unique being that you cannot take the picture in ordinary circumstances.

That doesn't seem to match any definition of "unique". The two definitions I'm familiar are:

1. Only one exists.
2. Interesting/unusual.

[kphoger]

November 27: take a picture of road stuff that is unique.

https://imgur.com/a/AqXMW

Unique being that you cannot take the picture in ordinary circumstances.

The picture you linked to appears to include a restaurant sign, a street blade, a construction zone sign. reflectors, and a book.  Which one of those things can a person not take a picture of in ordinary circumstances?

[formulanone]

November 27: take a picture of road stuff that is unique.

Unique being that you cannot take the picture in ordinary circumstances.

I'm not sure how to answer this one, so I'll go with a reversed image of a sign taken from my driver's side mirror:



While far from "cannot", one does have to be stuck in traffic or waiting at a light to do this. In 6 years on these boards, I have yet to see anyone else post a photo like this.

Here's the reversed-reversed image of the same sign:

[csw]

November 27: take a picture of road stuff that is unique.

I consider this unique, as I've never seen this style of "Lane Ends" sign anywhere else in Indiana. I-70 westbound near the Indianapolis International Airport:

[AsphaltPlanet]

November 27: take a picture of road stuff that is unique.

I actually have a couple of rear-view mirror pics in my collection as well...


This is Lake Superior as seen from Hwy 17 at Montreal River Hill.

[MCRoads]

November 27: take a picture of road stuff that is unique.

https://imgur.com/a/AqXMW

Unique being that you cannot take the picture in ordinary circumstances.

The picture you linked to appears to include a restaurant sign, a street blade, a construction zone sign. reflectors, and a book.  Which one of those things can a person not take a picture of in ordinary circumstances?

Ok, well the street blade is custom made, the reflectors are... not unique in that sense, but they are mine, (yay!), the restaurant is out of buisness, they were the best texmex place ever, that, is one of the only signs still in existence, only one company (Action Safety, the one I toured) made the “My Daddy Works Here” sign, it is out of service because of a gender issue, did you not scroll down, there is a NEW(!) BGSs, with a 4 ft road work ahead sign on it for scale, and last, but DEFINITELY not least... that “book” is my personal copy of the MUTCD, section 1, 5, and 6. Tell me with a straight face that that is just a “book”. Are we not on AARoads right now?

Also, here is the MUTCD you were referring too:
https://imgur.com/a/5O7d6

[empirestate]

  It's monthly recap time!

All Challenges posted since the last recap (on Oct. 29th) are now open through the end of November. This recap serves as the Challenge for Nov. 28th, and new Challenges will also be posted on the 29th and 30th.

October 30: Standard signs deployed indoors
October 31: Scariest road-related pic
November 1: Signs with the word "saint"
November 2: Normally abbreviated words spelled out
November 3: Picture of a sign you own
November 4: Construction photos before opening to traffic
November 5: Places or streets named for hoofed animals
November 6: One road, many names
November 7: [OPEN] (no Challenge posted)
November 8: Routes with letter suffixes
November 9: Exit numbers with certain suffixes/prefixes
November 10: MUTCD violations where MUTCD applies
November 11: Relating to veterans/armed forces
November 12: Shield for Interstate that doesn't exist
November 13: [OPEN] (no Challenge posted)
November 14: Interstate shield less than 1 mile in state
November 15: US route shield with state/US name
November 16: Drawing of a sign with its real-world counterpart
November 17: Words describing a meteor (-oid, -ite)
November 18: County routes other than the standard pentagon
November 19: Relating to snow plowing
November 21: Relating to the Beatles
November 22: At least two numbers divisible by 11
November 23: Earliest settled town in each state
November 24: Retail hell
November 25: Pictures sent by family/friends
November 26: [OPEN] (no Challenge posted)
November 27: Road stuff that is unique

[OracleUsr]

November 16: Drawing of a sign with its real-world counterpart


Interstate 94 westbound at Bismarck Expressway (unsigned I-194) Mandan, ND

I94 at I194 Bismarck Mandan ND by Brent White, on Flickr

And its counter part (can't get the link to the GSV image to embed):

https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!4v1511868311896!6m8!1m7!1s9-1Ne2lX2zTuUvH47NM4fQ!2m2!1d46.82205573003858!2d-100.8342895443141!3f260.23330259930026!4f0!5f0.7820865974627469

[hotdogPi]

And its counter part (can't get the link to the GSV image to embed):

https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!4v1511868311896!6m8!1m7!1s9-1Ne2lX2zTuUvH47NM4fQ!2m2!1d46.82205573003858!2d-100.8342895443141!3f260.23330259930026!4f0!5f0.7820865974627469

Code Select Expand

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/streetview?size=600x300&location=46.8219975,-100.8345195&heading=233.99&pitch=7&fov=50

Just change the parameters to get any street view photo you want.

[OracleUsr]

Awesome, thank you for that.

How did you get the URL that you embedded though?  It looks different than what I got.

[hotdogPi]

Awesome, thank you for that.

How did you get the URL that you embedded though?  It looks different than what I got.

I opened a separate copy of Google Maps and went to Exit 156 on I-94 in North Dakota, and then went into Street View. The URL contains the coordinates and heading, while pitch and FOV were by trial and error. (The URL probably contains pitch, but I didn't check.)

[US71]

November 22: At least two numbers divisible by 11

[mass_citizen]

This might be the best use of a Daily Challenge yet!

November 19, 2017: Today is the 25th anniversary of the first airing of the "Mr. Plow" episode on The Simpsons.  Post pictures of signs related to snow plowing.

They sure have a funny way of saying "please" in Massachusetts...

These signs are placed on Interstates and freeways at the beginning of bridges.  They are directed at plow operators to remind them to raise their blades slightly so they don't impact the deck ends.  As MassDOT relies heavily on private contractors for snow plowing, it was decided that a text sign would be more effective than a marker.

My understanding was that they are to prevent "snow overs" --i.e. the pushing of snow over the bridge onto cars and/or pedestrians below

[Truvelo]

November 4: Construction photos before opening to traffic

A1 near Edinburgh taken in 2001.

[paulthemapguy]

For the November 22nd challenge:


IMG_2577 by Paul Drives, on Flickr


IN-US231-055EEA by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[adventurernumber1]

November 27: take a picture of road stuff that is unique.

Unique being that you cannot take the picture in ordinary circumstances.

I'm not sure how to answer this one, so I'll go with a reversed image of a sign taken from my driver's side mirror:



While far from "cannot", one does have to be stuck in traffic or waiting at a light to do this. In 6 years on these boards, I have yet to see anyone else post a photo like this.

Here's the reversed-reversed image of the same sign:

November 27: take a picture of road stuff that is unique.

I actually have a couple of rear-view mirror pics in my collection as well...


This is Lake Superior as seen from Hwy 17 at Montreal River Hill.

I actually cannot begin to describe how amazingly awesome those unique road pictures are!       

Strangely, since I am such a heavy taker of road photos (and videos), I actually am pretty certain that I have at least a few of those kinds of road pictures in my collection, but I don't know where they are at the moment, and even if I do find them, I know for a fact that they couldn't possibly compare to both of yours!     

[hotdogPi]

November 30, 2017: Today is St. Andrew's Day, which is celebrated all over Europe, but originated in Scotland. Post photos of road signs that contain the name of a place in Scotland.

corcohighways

There is a Houston in Scotland, even though it is nowhere near as large as the one in the United States.

[Jim]

November 30, 2017: Today is St. Andrew's Day, which is celebrated all over Europe, but originated in Scotland. Post photos of road signs that contain the name of a place in Scotland.

Here's Washington's Aberdeen.  At US 101's terminus to boot.  February 23, 2010.



Florida's Inverness.  In Ocala.  January 1, 2010.



Delaware's Glasgow.  From Delaware 1.  April 11, 2014.

[Truvelo]

November 30, 2017: Today is St. Andrew's Day, which is celebrated all over Europe, but originated in Scotland. Post photos of road signs that contain the name of a place in Scotland.

Being as I live much closer to Scotland than anyone else on this forum I feel I should take a photo from the actual country than one from overseas with a Scottish name

Here goes. Forth Road Bridge approach just north of Edinburgh during work to provide an additional lane.


Same spot a year later and the extra lane has really made a difference

[dgolub]

November 30, 2017: Today is St. Andrew's Day, which is celebrated all over Europe, but originated in Scotland. Post photos of road signs that contain the name of a place in Scotland.

Aberdeen, MD:

[hbelkins]

November 30, 2017: Today is St. Andrew's Day, which is celebrated all over Europe, but originated in Scotland. Post photos of road signs that contain the name of a place in Scotland.

Scotland, Md. The home of former UK basketball coach Tubby Smith.

[empirestate]

November 30, 2017: Today is St. Andrew's Day, which is celebrated all over Europe, but originated in Scotland. Post photos of road signs that contain the name of a place in Scotland.

Scotland, Md. The home of former UK basketball coach Tubby Smith.

Where in Scotland is Scotland?

[hbelkins]

Where in Scotland is Scotland?

All of it! 

[jflick99]

November 9: Exit numbers with certain suffixes/prefixes

Two submissions, both from the Kansas City downtown ("alphabet") loop (Exits range from 2A to 2Y, but skips I and O)

November 27: Road stuff that is unique

I can't think of any other place I've seen this. The Maurer Rd. overpass over Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee, KS, has a center lane on the overpass, and it doesn't extend beyond either end. Here is a GSV image that shows it better: https://goo.gl/maps/ht3YJceRRww