Quirky Signs

[jdbx]

The Northern California city of Hayward has recently installed a number of quirky signs to try and get drivers' attention.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27498974/haywards-quirky-traffic-signs-grab-drivers-attention






Obviously these are not MUTCD-compliant, and I wonder how effective they will be once the novelty of seeing them the first time or two wear off...

[admtrap]

Well, worse, the bottom part of that second sign is black and white regulatory.  Which means updating facebook is now mandatory.   

[ctsignguy]

They wont last long.....ILLDOT had NO sense of humor with those STOP sign add-ons some years ago...

[NE2]

What's the symbol next to 'not a suggestion'?

[ctsignguy]

What's the symbol next to 'not a suggestion'?

Looks like a cashbox with money dropping in

[kkt]

What's the symbol next to 'not a suggestion'?

It looks like a suggestion box with a suggestion on a slip of paper sliding into the top of it...

[NE2]

Yeah, that's probably it.

[PHLBOS]

Many towns in southeastern PA have placed these supplemental signs underneath STOP signs. 


It's no surprise that many of these are erected on STOP signs that were erected for speed control (a MUTCD no-no) along local (non-PennDOT) streets.

[jeffandnicole]

So keeping your head up while crossing the street is an advisory, but updating Facebook is mandatory?

[hbelkins]

All those Pennsylvania signs like "Buckle Up Next Million Miles."

[KEK Inc.]

These seem like more of a distraction than anything else.

[The Nature Boy]

All those Pennsylvania signs like "Buckle Up Next Million Miles."

Since New Hampshire stands in the way if you try to go north or south to circumnavigate the globe, isn't that also factually inaccurate?

[NE2]

All those Pennsylvania signs like "Buckle Up Next Million Miles."

Since New Hampshire stands in the way if you try to go north or south to circumnavigate the globe, isn't that also factually inaccurate?

No. Nobody drives in a straight line, you insensitive clod.

[Roadrunner75]

I don't know if it fits on the quirky, best of, worst of, or worth any road sign thread at all, but I do like Manchester Township's (NJ) "NO" signs, such as this one:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.031597,-74.25322&spn=0.000004,0.00327&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.031532,-74.253858&panoid=d-lzW9q61wP7n0aqOoYLvg&cbp=12,265.64,,0,2.5
Zooming in on GSV today is the first time I was actually able to read the text, and the smaller sign attached to it.  The text should include "Reading of this sign at highway speeds" as well.

[NE2]

They helpfully widen the shoulder so you can read it

[Mr. Matté]

Those "Slow down my daddy workƨ here" signs at construction sites though all the time I've seen those signs, I've seen more "Slow down my mommy workƨ here" signs even though less than 3% of road construction workers are female.

[1995hoo]

I suppose those signs directed at the truckers on eastbound I-70 approaching Denver from the west might qualify, the ones that include "Truckers, You Are Not Down Yet" and the like.

[PHLBOS]

Well, worse, the bottom part of that second sign is black and white regulatory.  Which means updating facebook is now mandatory.   

So keeping your head up while crossing the street is an advisory, but updating Facebook is mandatory?

Truth be told, who else besides engineers, road/sign geeks, and/or those studying for their driver's license test will actually notice that the background colors for that sign are erroneous/reversed?

I think we all can agree that the upper portion of the sign should be white (regulatory) but I'd be a tad hesitant to say that the lower portion background should be yellow (advisory).  Personally, I'd either make it blue w/white lettering (for general services) or brown w/white lettering (for cultural/recreational services).  Given that it's Facebook the sign's referring to, I would go with the latter.   

[roadman]

Truth be told, who else besides engineers, road/sign geeks, and/or those studying for their driver's license test will actually notice that the background colors for that sign are erroneous/reversed?

Attorneys for one.

[PHLBOS]

Truth be told, who else besides engineers, road/sign geeks, and/or those studying for their driver's license test will actually notice that the background colors for that sign are erroneous/reversed?

Attorneys for one.

While technically true, since the sign is primarily directed towards pedestrians (as opposed to motorists); I honestly don't believe that a pedestrian getting hit by a vehicle due to their looking down at their cell/smart phone is going to successfully defend their actions (assuming the vehicle wasn't running a red signal) in court (outside of perjury).

[Ray_Stantz]

St. Paul once installed "art" signs as traffic calming.

[kphoger]

Truth be told, who else besides engineers, road/sign geeks, and/or those studying for their driver's license test will actually notice that the background colors for that sign are erroneous/reversed?

Attorneys for one.

While technically true, since the sign is primarily directed towards pedestrians (as opposed to motorists); I honestly don't believe that a pedestrian getting hit by a vehicle due to their looking down at their cell/smart phone is going to successfully defend their actions (assuming the vehicle wasn't running a red signal) in court (outside of perjury).

Especially since updating facebook is the only activity actually required by that sign.

[6a]

Anti-panhandling signs, Whitehall OH

[hbelkins]

The anti-profanity signs in Virginia Beach caught my eye. (I have a photo somewhere.)

[Zeffy]

Definitely quirky, and definitely controversial:



From http://www.ocalapost.com/pullem-up-pay-up-or-go-to-jail-no-more-saggy-pants-its-the-law/