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In before anal criticism.
In before thread lock/deletion.
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Ahem...
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That's worst. Who would blur a sign like that? (And who would use the Goog to find that sign when it's all over the internet?)
Quote from: NE2 on March 25, 2014, 02:17:11 PM
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In before anal criticism.
Actually, that looks like sine salad.
Quote from: getemngo on March 25, 2014, 02:23:37 PM
Ahem...
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Sam, I think you won the thread.
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You cut off Texas's toes.
Quote from: NE2 on March 25, 2014, 02:17:11 PM
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In before anal criticism.
Look at the various left arrows. And the slanted sign post. And the slightly twisted 'To' plate. And the sideways traffic signal. And the palm trees. And the Burger King in the background.
Worst Boring Sign Pic ever.
But that's a pretty boring Burger King. If there were a Boring Burger King Pics thread, this would be in it.
The street sign on the right:
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Quote from: jeffandnicole on March 25, 2014, 03:38:38 PM
Quote from: NE2 on March 25, 2014, 02:17:11 PM
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In before anal criticism.
Look at the various left arrows. And the slanted sign post. And the slightly twisted 'To' plate. And the sideways traffic signal. And the palm trees. And the Burger King in the background.
Worst Boring Sign Pic ever.
My eyes are more focused on the misshapen bottoms of the US 98 shields...
In NE2's photo, how is "Garcon" pronounced? Normally I would expect to see that little accent mark under the "c" in that word.
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 25, 2014, 04:17:00 PM
In NE2's photo, how is "Garcon" pronounced? Normally I would expect to see that little accent mark under the "c" in that word.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/floridas-bridge-to-nowhere-is-broke/1179840
QuoteIn the late 1980s Garcon (pronounced GAR-sohn) Point was an isolated, rural area, as was the stretch of peninsula across the bay from it.
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 25, 2014, 04:17:00 PM
In NE2's photo, how is "Garcon" pronounced? Normally I would expect to see that little accent mark under the "c" in that word.
Generally speaking, it's acceptable to leave accents off of capital letters.
Quote from: Zeffy on March 25, 2014, 04:14:38 PM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on March 25, 2014, 03:38:38 PM
Quote from: NE2 on March 25, 2014, 02:17:11 PM
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In before anal criticism.
Look at the various left arrows. And the slanted sign post. And the slightly twisted 'To' plate. And the sideways traffic signal. And the palm trees. And the Burger King in the background.
Worst Boring Sign Pic ever.
My eyes are more focused on the misshapen bottoms of the US 98 shields...
Maybe boring, but the scattered posts are a good one for the "signage pet peeve" thread--if you're going to have multiple posts all referring to routes in the same intersection, f-ing put them arranged together! Don't be scattering them all around like that. And if any of them are leaning, it makes it look even worse.....
And Zeffy is right, the first thing I thought of with those US 98 shields was the current shape of the US shields on Google maps--looks like a sitting fat a$$.
Quote from: Kacie Jane on March 25, 2014, 05:06:05 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 25, 2014, 04:17:00 PM
In NE2's photo, how is "Garcon" pronounced? Normally I would expect to see that little accent mark under the "c" in that word.
Generally speaking, it's acceptable to leave accents off of capital letters.
I don't think the cedille qualifies as an accent.
Quote from: Kacie Jane on March 25, 2014, 05:06:05 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 25, 2014, 04:17:00 PM
In NE2's photo, how is "Garcon" pronounced? Normally I would expect to see that little accent mark under the "c" in that word.
Generally speaking, it's acceptable to leave accents off of capital letters.
I think I'm probably used to seeing it because the Redskins' receiver with that last name uses that symbol on the back of his jersey (GARÇON).
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Unfortunately, when I passed through in July 2013, the I-10 was the only one standing. There were skidmarks leading up to the former location of the others. The US 98's are misshapen and look bad, BTW. At least the FL TOLL sign has the proper black state outline, unlike many in Orange County.
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The flags should be florescent orange. Yellow? Seriously? They probably just used two 18x18 hazard markers that were handy. The two signs should be one size larger to make sure they're legible, especially since they warn of a new hazardous situation, and do not contain a commonly-seen message.
Quote from: Brian556 on March 25, 2014, 10:09:42 PM
At least the FL TOLL sign has the proper black state outline
[citation needed] or I'll assume you're being anal for no reason.
I don't like the look of the ones with the orange state outline.
Logic would dicatate that the state specs require black, right?
My understanding from y'all in FL is that the Orange Co toll road authority took it upon themselves to make the outline orange on the signs they post.
The Turnpike authority has some red/orange ones too. Yawn.
I always assumed the red FL outline on the toll shields was to make an additional cautionary visual cue that it's a toll road.
Speaking of signs: don't you all love signs in the middle of the sidewalk...and they can be a surprise. 2-some weeks ago, I ride my bike to struck a sign pole. It just came "out of nowhere", but I was distracted riding. My left shoulder-blade and arm were impacted and my right hand had little cuts. Luckily, my face and head (I had my helmet) are alright.
And what's the point of this thread? :-| Boring, unimaginative designed road signs. Yeah, that's the point. :happy:
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OT question regarding that particular sign is how long will its message still be relevant? The reason for its presence
today is obvious but what about a year or two from now when the majority of the traffic in the area gets accustomed to the new operations.
Case and point (granted this next example does not necessarily fall into the boring category) this square warning sign giving a "heads-up" regarding a
new STOP sign being posted has been here
since 1989. Due to GSV-close-up blurring the words, the full message reads
WARNING NEW STOP SIGN w/a small left arrow & the small text on the bottom lists the city (Salem) ordinance authorizing such. (http://goo.gl/maps/N3vAl)
After 25 years, we're well past
NEW lol. :sombrero:
Quote from: PHLBOS on March 26, 2014, 09:49:18 AM
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After 25 years, we're well past NEW lol. :sombrero:
Heh....I still refer to the Central Grounds Parking Garage in Charlottesville (for those who know the UVA Grounds, it's the garage next to Mem Gym with the University Bookstore on top of it) as the "new garage on Emmet Street."
It opened in 1994 or 1995. But since it wasn't there during my first year, and it opened during my final year as a student, I regard it as "new." :-D
Quote from: Mike D boy on March 26, 2014, 09:28:12 AM
Speaking of signs: don't you all love signs in the middle of the sidewalk...and they can be a surprise. 2-some weeks ago, I ride my bike to struck a sign pole. It just came "out of nowhere", but I was distracted riding. My left shoulder-blade and arm were impacted and my right hand had little cuts. Luckily, my face and head (I had my helmet) are alright.
And what's the point of this thread? :-| Boring, unimaginative designed road signs. Yeah, that's the point. :happy:
What are you doing riding a vehicle (bicycle) on the sidewalk anyway?
It's legal in places.
Quote from: Alps on March 25, 2014, 07:57:25 PM
Quote from: Kacie Jane on March 25, 2014, 05:06:05 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 25, 2014, 04:17:00 PM
In NE2's photo, how is "Garcon" pronounced? Normally I would expect to see that little accent mark under the "c" in that word.
Generally speaking, it's acceptable to leave accents off of capital letters.
I don't think the cedille qualifies as an accent.
I was taught that it does, but it's been quite some time since I've taken a French class, or done anything significant with the language. YMMV.
I do know that the French alphabet is 26 letters long, as opposed to some languages that append accented letters and/or various digraphs as separate letters.
Quote from: getemngo on March 25, 2014, 02:23:37 PM
Ahem...
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AHEM...
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In this thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11977.msg289631#msg289631), I mentioned that the amount of times a directional banner appears on a Mercer County, NJ 6xx route can be counted on one hand; I believe this is still true but as of Friday, that can probably be counted using all the fingers on said hand (assuming you still have all your fingers). It's also just interesting to me since this is the first time I've seen the full-yellow outline used on a CR shield in the wild rather than the blue with yellow offset. The arrows are a bit big, though this has been a problem for years.
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