Yahoo! News: Highway Numbering System

Mergingtraffic · May 16, 2011, 06:34:42 PM

Yahoo! did a piece on the complex highway numbering system. Of course, it's all stuff we've known for years but the average person probably thinks it's neat!

http://whoknew.news.yahoo.com/?nc&vid=25223790

Quillz · May 16, 2011, 07:32:30 PM

I think even the average person probably understood how Interstates were numbered.

Scott5114 · May 16, 2011, 08:05:26 PM

Quote from: Quillz on May 16, 2011, 07:32:30 PM
I think even the average person probably understood how Interstates were numbered.

I don't think so. Most people haven't even clicked on the exit tab alignment thing.

agentsteel53 · May 16, 2011, 08:09:33 PM

ugh. what's with the trend of making articles into video form instead of good old fashioned readable text?

Dr Frankenstein · May 16, 2011, 08:27:09 PM

Because they don't make people go "TL;DR".

Some shields in that wideo had FHWA numerals, some did not...

agentsteel53 · May 16, 2011, 09:10:05 PM

Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on May 16, 2011, 08:27:09 PM
Because they don't make people go "TL;DR".

it takes a hell of a lot longer to watch the video than to read the transcript.

Kacie Jane · May 16, 2011, 09:21:22 PM

Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on May 16, 2011, 08:27:09 PM
Some shields in that wideo had FHWA numerals, some did not...

I noticed that too, except I think the only one with FHWA numerals was I-5, which is absolutely baffling to me. They showed a close up of perfect I-5 shield, and put a perfect I-5 shield on the map, but then put 5 other shields on the same map with wonky fonts? And use correct standards for the interstate shield, but for the U.S. shield use a design that you only see in US-66 gift shops?

Also, was it just me, or on the U.S. map, did they accidentally highlight CA 1 instead of US 101? At the very least, they showed it as only being in California.

Dr Frankenstein · May 17, 2011, 01:11:43 AM

I-55 seemed to have correct numerals as well.