The 1-2-3 Road Sign CHALLENGE!!

[US71]

I don't have any large collections of sign photos, so I'm going to use photos from Steve Alp's site (all credit to him):


Last time I checked, it never said the photo had to be yours. If it does, well I guess I can't participate.

Well, I think we're up to 58 now, actually.

[SignGeek101]

Provincial Trunk Highway 59 at Perimeter Hwy (PTH 101) Westbound Exit by Sign Geek, on Flickr

Used to be on a gantry, but is now ground mounted as there's construction of a new interchange.

[CobaltYoshi27]

I don't have any large collections of sign photos, so I'm going to use photos from Steve Alp's site (all credit to him):


Last time I checked, it never said the photo had to be yours. If it does, well I guess I can't participate.

I know I'm being anal about this, but everything you need to know is in the OP. You can post my pictures if you want, I don't mind (nothing against the rules). I have a 58 picture if you want to participate.

55 was already posted above by Vdeane. I only have 2 pictures of American highway signs.

Next number should be 58.

He brings up a good point. Are we allowed to use photos that aren't ours?

[Ian]

Not to be a jerk, but...

The challenge is to post a road sign photo (actual image, no GSV)

Yes, will the owner of an actual 55 photo please respond?

So those of us who don't have extensive collections of signs aren't allowed to participate. I'd say that's jerky.

Anyone can go find a numbered route on Google and link a street view of the first shield they find. It is the road sign challenge.

[paulthemapguy]

Post whatever photos you want!  They dont have to be taken by your camera lol. Though this would be a great chance to show off your photos if you got 'em.  I didn't want the rules to be too stringent- I just added the +10 rule and no-GSV rule because otherwise it would be too easy.  If I didn't say the rule in the OP, then it isn't a rule!  I'm already ranting in another thread about how people have made up too many rules there.  *insert Outback Steakhouse joke here*

Oh and here's a 60:



(look above picture for updates on rules (or lack thereof))

[Ian]

[jeffandnicole]

He brings up a good point. Are we allowed to use photos that aren't ours?

I hope not. Otherwise we got a bit of an issue with 37 & 39!!!

[paulthemapguy]

He brings up a good point. Are we allowed to use photos that aren't ours?

I hope not. Otherwise we got a bit of an issue with 37 & 39!!!

To clarify, you may use photos you didn't take yourself. That's totally okay

[jeffandnicole]

He brings up a good point. Are we allowed to use photos that aren't ours?

I hope not. Otherwise we got a bit of an issue with 37 & 39!!!

To clarify, you may use photos you didn't take yourself. That's totally okay

Oh yeah...I hope SO would've made more sense than I hope not!!! Lol

[jbnv]

To clarify, you may use photos you didn't take yourself. That's totally okay

Then my 55 picture is valid. I didn't take the source picture, but I sampled it and hosted it in my own Flickr account.

[Zeffy]

Again, from Alps' site:


(And this time it's in sequence...)

[kphoger]

To clarify, you may use photos you didn't take yourself. That's totally okay

Then my 55 picture is valid. I didn't take the source picture, but I sampled it and hosted it in my own Flickr account.

So are you saying the picture wasn't Google Street View?  Because GSV was specifically excluded in the second sentence of the OP, meaning such a picture is not valid.  If it wasn't GSV, then we all owe you an apology.  But I was also certain the picture was simply snipped from GSV, in which case it should not have been submitted.

(actual image, no GSV)

And, for the record, I do not "have extensive collections of signs" either.  In fact, I'm basically "out" until this challenge reaches the 80s, as I don't have any sign photos between the 50s and the 80s and I don't feel like Google image searching just to post someone else's picture on this thread.  I have participated as I've been able so far and enjoy seeing what other people are contributing.  BUT, as has been mentioned, anyone can just hop on Google Maps and snip a route shield into a photo hosting site; that's not a challenge, and that's not this challenge.  I've got plenty of those images saved online I could pull from (they served a purpose in some discussion or another years ago and I'm too lazy to delete them), but a thread full of those images would be silly.

The goal of a forum is not that every member can meaningfully contribute to every thread.  The goal is that any member can meaningfully contribute in those threads they're able to.  I have zero input to contribute to threads about construction updates in the deep south, for example, but I'm not going to complain that I'm not "allowed to participate" in those threads.  Same way here:  if you don't have photos to submit, then find a thread where you have more to contribute.  Or, better yet:  keep up with everyone else's submissions, learn about route shields in different states and countries, see what makes for a good and a bad photograph, enjoy the comments, and wait until the challenge reaches the point where you actually have a photo to submit.  Then we'll all get to enjoy your photo too, rather than digressing into petty arguments about rules and nitpicking.

[kphoger]

Again, from Alps' site:


(And this time it's in sequence...)

I just drove past this sign a couple of months ago, wish now I'd taken a picture.  I also drove through Sikeston, where I could have snapped a picture of 60, 61, and 62 all on one assembly.  Alas, my only image file of that assembly was snipped from GSV, so it wouldn't have counted anyway.

[jbnv]

... I don't have any sign photos between the 50s and the 80s and I don't feel like Google image searching just to post someone else's picture on this thread.  ...  as has been mentioned, anyone can just hop on Google Maps and snip a route shield into a photo hosting site; that's not a challenge, and that's not this challenge.

Help me understand this logic.

Using Google to find a picture that someone other than Google took and posting that picture is allowed.

Using Google to find a picture that Google took (Street View) and posting that picture is NOT allowed.

The 55 sign that I posted came from Street View. I snipped it some time ago and posted it in the Sine Salad thread. It's not my property, but I harvested and formatted the picture.

I'll agree that posting links to Street View is not in the spirit of the game. I disagree that using pictures that happened to be snipped from GSV and are hosted elsewhere is against the spirit of the game.

But hey, your thread, your rules.

BTW, here's 63.

[Brandon]

[jbnv]

[Oops, forgot about the 10+ rule.]

[kphoger]

Help me understand this logic.

Using Google to find a picture that someone other than Google took and posting that picture is allowed.

Using Google to find a picture that Google took (Street View) and posting that picture is NOT allowed.

You'll notice I've chosen to not post other people's pictures on this thread, and that's because I sort of agree with you that it's not in the spirit of things. But, since doing so isn't against the rules of the challenge, I'll still enjoy the pictures that other people find online and share. But I'll certainly get more pleasure in seeing pictures that the poster personally snapped.

Taking pictures of the road as you drive (or bike, walk, etc.) is a very "road enthusiast" type of thing. Knowing where to find collections of such pictures that other enthusiasts have taken is similar, and others of us might appreciate knowing where to go to find them. But any fool can find a Route ## on Google Maps and plop the Pegman down; that might be roadgeeky (trust me, I do a LOT of it and people think I'm weird), but there's no need to share that "ability" on a thread dedicated to road photos.

[jbnv]

Knowing where to find collections of such pictures that other enthusiasts have taken is similar, and others of us might appreciate knowing where to go to find them. But any fool can find a Route ## on Google Maps and plop the Pegman down; that might be roadgeeky (trust me, I do a LOT of it and people think I'm weird), but there's no need to share that "ability" on a thread dedicated to road photos.

Any fool can use image search on a popular search engine to find a picture and post the link to it as well.

Here's a slightly different way of looking at it: Let's say that I happen to know where there is a sign with the particular current number. In this case I don't have the means to go to the sign and snap it right now. What I can do is I can go to GSV and capture a picture of it. Or I can search my favorite image source for an image.

Is the latter truly more noble than the former? What if there aren't any pictures of the sign that I am thinking of other than GSV?

If your argument is that you can find really good signs through search and that GSV is a lazy way of getting a picture just to play, I will give you that.

[TravelingBethelite]

*AHEM* To get back on topic (and sequence), here's a classic from Indy for (I-) 65. 

[CobaltYoshi27]

Here's 66. Sorry for not using the classic US 66.

[jay8g]

No one said it had to be a highway route... 

[Roadgeek Adam]

Well, this can be 68, or 67 if the one above is DQ'd. (Kenton, OH)

[US71]

[TheHighwayMan3561]

[national highway 1]