Have you ever seen road signs that literally state the obvious? I'm talking about like this one:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJ8XuMhN.jpg&hash=fb6b54773ee7bbb5c911f4473bd91b15fd997fc8)
You're already on the ramp, what's the point :pan:?
I think it's in preparation for when, or if, they start building beyond the interchange. No sense in changing the signs out twice.
Quote from: OracleUsr on October 08, 2015, 10:32:09 PM
I think it's in preparation for when, or if, they start building beyond the interchange. No sense in changing the signs out twice.
This would make sense. Not a "dumb" idea, but as of today it's pretty pointless.
Quote from: OracleUsr on October 08, 2015, 10:32:09 PM
I think it's in preparation for when, or if, they start building beyond the interchange. No sense in changing the signs out twice.
IDOT will never build beyond this interchange.
This was originally built this way for the now cancelled Woodruff Expressway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodruff_Expressway
Quote from: Buffaboy on October 08, 2015, 10:17:56 PM
Have you ever seen road signs that literally state the obvious? I'm talking about like this one:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJ8XuMhN.jpg&hash=fb6b54773ee7bbb5c911f4473bd91b15fd997fc8)
You're already on the ramp, what's the point :pan:?
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7131/8152943513_5c5f084c71_c.jpg)The PA Turnpike does on its NE Extension just north of the Clarks Summit Viaduct leading in to Exit 131 where the freeway defaults onto the ramp. There is a sign at that point that says NEXT EXIT where there is really no ramp even though it is an exit as the toll plaza was the original Exit 39 back in the day of the ticket system. Now its the coin drop, but still that particular assembly should be worded differently or not even be there.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7131/8152943513_5c5f084c71_c.jp
Or they could add suffixes and make exit 131A for I-81 and exits 131B-C for US 6 and US 11.
Along the lines of the original post:
* NB TN 840 at I-40 at Lebanon, TN: Both a gantry and a gore sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1839058,-86.3521213,3a,75y,19.6h,85.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfLf9-rNpkLq0KuuUQjaa6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
* I thought there was one in Nebraska somewhere, but I can't find it tonight.
Quote from: Revive 755 on October 09, 2015, 09:43:44 PM
Along the lines of the original post:
* NB TN 840 at I-40 at Lebanon, TN: Both a gantry and a gore sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1839058,-86.3521213,3a,75y,19.6h,85.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfLf9-rNpkLq0KuuUQjaa6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
* I thought there was one in Nebraska somewhere, but I can't find it tonight.
That gore sign is especially dumb. There's no gore.
I don't really know if this can really be considered "dumb", but this APL contradicts itself and is extremely misleading to motorists IMO.
https://goo.gl/maps/cjGcv7u8NNF2
It is technically correct, but has been signed poorly in my opinion.
Again, not sure if this is the best place to post this.
Here's another one.
https://goo.gl/maps/U9Ns8GWLPmC2
This is on K-32 about a mile west of the interchange with I-435 (https://goo.gl/maps/uz6sH9ixRdQ2). However, K-32 is not a limited access highway. It's merely a 4 lane road at this point. The only time it's close to a limited access highway is its interchange with the Turner Diagonal a couple miles downstream. K-32 then turns to the south and east onto the Turner Diagonal.
Kaw Drive from that point on is K-32's old alignment. The Turner Diagonal used to be K-132 until 1993. K-32 got moved south to replace K-132.
Quote from: kphoger on October 09, 2015, 10:03:49 PM
Quote from: Revive 755 on October 09, 2015, 09:43:44 PM
Along the lines of the original post:
* NB TN 840 at I-40 at Lebanon, TN: Both a gantry and a gore sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1839058,-86.3521213,3a,75y,19.6h,85.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfLf9-rNpkLq0KuuUQjaa6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
* I thought there was one in Nebraska somewhere, but I can't find it tonight.
That gore sign is especially dumb. There's no gore.
Very similar to the end of the US 3 expressway at 128 in Burlington. (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.475674,-71.219691,3a,66.8y,135.48h,91.07t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sN1N_VE7tMc_EmHBB_TLx8w!2e0?hl=en) The only saving graces are the button-copy shield (going or gone already), the wrong-way duplex, and the nearby parts bin flashing arrow accompanied by arrow board. That and the last vestige of the "128=exit 25" system.
I just ran into this odd duck.
This poorly placed No U Turn sign is being blocked by the light pole. The front sign on that sign pole is a Keep Right sign.
Turns out this is the same way in all four directions at Renner and College Boulevards in Lenexa.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDZKH6xA.jpg&hash=fae37d052cc7a327d5a233b52c277d9dee3f836d)
Quote from: Buffaboy on October 08, 2015, 10:34:07 PM
Quote from: OracleUsr on October 08, 2015, 10:32:09 PM
I think it's in preparation for when, or if, they start building beyond the interchange. No sense in changing the signs out twice.
This would make sense. Not a "dumb" idea, but as of today it's pretty pointless.
That's why I like it bc it's a hint of what would've and could've been. Just like this in RI.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/386/19438212414_2b8463bdd1_c.jpg)
The RI sign is much more sensible because it could stay there intact if/when the road were extended. The examples that have a large part of the sign being a panel reading ALL TRAFFIC MUST EXIT (or similar) are less sensible--the sign will require either replacement or modification (or at least greenout/yellowout) if the road is extended beyond the current end--so why bother with it at all?
Quote from: Mergingtraffic on October 21, 2015, 01:52:09 PM
Quote from: Buffaboy on October 08, 2015, 10:34:07 PM
Quote from: OracleUsr on October 08, 2015, 10:32:09 PM
I think it's in preparation for when, or if, they start building beyond the interchange. No sense in changing the signs out twice.
This would make sense. Not a "dumb" idea, but as of today it's pretty pointless.
That's why I like it bc it's a hint of what would've and could've been. Just like this in RI.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/386/19438212414_2b8463bdd1_c.jpg)
How exactly does it give a hint? I've never understood that sign, it always keeps being posted on this forum.
Quote from: noelbotevera on October 22, 2015, 11:01:13 PM
Quote from: Mergingtraffic on October 21, 2015, 01:52:09 PM
Quote from: Buffaboy on October 08, 2015, 10:34:07 PM
Quote from: OracleUsr on October 08, 2015, 10:32:09 PM
I think it's in preparation for when, or if, they start building beyond the interchange. No sense in changing the signs out twice.
This would make sense. Not a "dumb" idea, but as of today it's pretty pointless.
That's why I like it bc it's a hint of what would've and could've been. Just like this in RI.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/386/19438212414_2b8463bdd1_c.jpg)
How exactly does it give a hint? I've never understood that sign, it always keeps being posted on this forum.
I believe that sign is posted at the end of a stub that was going to be extended, but never was.
Dumb road signs? Someone needs to post one of New York's "Text Stop" signs in this thread for it to be complete.
Quote from: hbelkins on October 24, 2015, 01:19:43 PM
Dumb road signs? Someone needs to post one of New York's "Text Stop" signs in this thread for it to be complete.
How come? You mean because it states the obvious, that one should stop to text?
iPhone
Quote from: hbelkins on October 24, 2015, 01:19:43 PM
Dumb road signs? Someone needs to post one of New York's "Text Stop" signs in this thread for it to be complete.
It's not just New York who uses those. I like the idea, but it will do little to curb texting and driving.
http://www.rsr.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/Gestionnaires/ObtenirImage.ashx?imgId=24417
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4755655,-71.2196243,3a,75y,147.69h,100.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_qQIy3dWco2Bye24IsrJ6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
One of more than a few in Mass that will never die.
Quote from: SectorZ on October 25, 2015, 03:22:26 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4755655,-71.2196243,3a,75y,147.69h,100.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_qQIy3dWco2Bye24IsrJ6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
One of more than a few in Mass that will never die.
what
Quote from: SectorZ on October 25, 2015, 03:22:26 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4755655,-71.2196243,3a,75y,147.69h,100.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_qQIy3dWco2Bye24IsrJ6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
One of more than a few in Mass that will never die.
I find it odd that the '95' is button copy, but nothing else. Doesn't seem to be a patch over the US 3 shield either.
Quote from: noelbotevera on October 25, 2015, 05:51:39 PM
what
I would guess that road was going to be extended at one point, but never was.
I could have sworn I already mentioned the one in Burlington.
Quote from: PurdueBill on October 16, 2015, 12:44:34 PM
Quote from: kphoger on October 09, 2015, 10:03:49 PM
Quote from: Revive 755 on October 09, 2015, 09:43:44 PM
Along the lines of the original post:
* NB TN 840 at I-40 at Lebanon, TN: Both a gantry and a gore sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1839058,-86.3521213,3a,75y,19.6h,85.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfLf9-rNpkLq0KuuUQjaa6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
* I thought there was one in Nebraska somewhere, but I can't find it tonight.
That gore sign is especially dumb. There's no gore.
Very similar to the end of the US 3 expressway at 128 in Burlington. (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.475674,-71.219691,3a,66.8y,135.48h,91.07t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sN1N_VE7tMc_EmHBB_TLx8w!2e0?hl=en) The only saving graces are the button-copy shield (going or gone already), the wrong-way duplex, and the nearby parts bin flashing arrow accompanied by arrow board. That and the last vestige of the "128=exit 25" system.
Yep, I did. :D
Quote from: SignGeek101 on October 25, 2015, 05:57:28 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on October 25, 2015, 03:22:26 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4755655,-71.2196243,3a,75y,147.69h,100.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_qQIy3dWco2Bye24IsrJ6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
One of more than a few in Mass that will never die.
I find it odd that the '95' is button copy, but nothing else. Doesn't seem to be a patch over the US 3 shield either.
Quote from: noelbotevera on October 25, 2015, 05:51:39 PM
what
I would guess that road was going to be extended at one point, but never was.
Button copy inside I-shields was Mass-standard in the 90s primarily. Some shields also sported the outline of the shield and the bar between red and blue in button copy--depended on the installation. The sign was installed brand-new to spec with the button copy numerals.
Indeed the road was slated to head toward Boston but died before that would happen. US 3 jumps on 128 over to its old surface routing (which north of there is MA 3A/NH 3A).
Quote from: empirestate on October 24, 2015, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 24, 2015, 01:19:43 PM
Dumb road signs? Someone needs to post one of New York's "Text Stop" signs in this thread for it to be complete.
How come? You mean because it states the obvious, that one should stop to text?
iPhone
No, because it's a stupid attempt to rebrand a rest area.
Quote from: PurdueBill on October 25, 2015, 07:54:53 PM
US 3 jumps on 128 over to its old surface routing (which north of there is MA 3A/NH 3A).
If "there" means where that sign is, er, not quite...north of there (to the rear of the camera car) is US 3. US 3 is a wrong-way concurrency with I-95/MA 128 for 2.7 miles, to exit 33 if one is driving northbound. From exit 33, US 3 heads south and MA 3A heads north.
Quote from: hbelkins on October 25, 2015, 08:02:39 PM
Quote from: empirestate on October 24, 2015, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 24, 2015, 01:19:43 PM
Dumb road signs? Someone needs to post one of New York's "Text Stop" signs in this thread for it to be complete.
How come? You mean because it states the obvious, that one should stop to text?
iPhone
No, because it's a stupid attempt to rebrand a rest area.
But they still call them rest areas (parking areas, service areas, etc.)...I guess maybe I don't get the joke?
The Thruway service areas sign the text stops the same as they would wifi or bathrooms. The signage is more prominent at rest areas and parking areas. They're signed in an attempt to reduce texting while driving, though I'm pretty sure most people know full well you can pull off into a parking area to text and just don't care. But Cuomo likes them, so they are here.
Quote from: SidS1045 on October 25, 2015, 10:31:51 PM
Quote from: PurdueBill on October 25, 2015, 07:54:53 PM
US 3 jumps on 128 over to its old surface routing (which north of there is MA 3A/NH 3A).
If "there" means where that sign is, er, not quite...north of there (to the rear of the camera car) is US 3. US 3 is a wrong-way concurrency with I-95/MA 128 for 2.7 miles, to exit 33 if one is driving northbound. From exit 33, US 3 heads south and MA 3A heads north.
North of where it joins the old surface routing (parenthetical referring to the immediately preceding "its old surface routing")....obviously behind the car in the camera is "new" US 3 alone.
Quote from: vdeane on October 26, 2015, 12:48:59 PM
The Thruway service areas sign the text stops the same as they would wifi or bathrooms. The signage is more prominent at rest areas and parking areas. They're signed in an attempt to reduce texting while driving, though I'm pretty sure most people know full well you can pull off into a parking area to text and just don't care. But Cuomo likes them, so they are here.
Most people? Are there people who don't know you can text when not driving? Signing the existence of wifi and restrooms communicates something to drivers they may not already know. Or are there designated parking lots or other facilities just for texting? Like the Philadelphia airport has "cell phone areas", but would they tow you away if you are parked there and not texting?
Quote from: bzakharin on October 26, 2015, 05:51:46 PM
Quote from: vdeane on October 26, 2015, 12:48:59 PM
The Thruway service areas sign the text stops the same as they would wifi or bathrooms. The signage is more prominent at rest areas and parking areas. They're signed in an attempt to reduce texting while driving, though I'm pretty sure most people know full well you can pull off into a parking area to text and just don't care. But Cuomo likes them, so they are here.
Most people? Are there people who don't know you can text when not driving?
"Can"? No, but there are certainly people who honestly and truly don't know that you
must text when not driving; that they need to consider that option to the exclusion of all others. I'm speaking in all seriousness–there really are people who don't know this, and they have driver's licenses.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/747/22472989562_cedaa069b0_z_d.jpg)
Outside of Pulaski, WI. No idea why there would be an advisory speed when traffic is supposed to stop
Quote from: PurdueBill on October 16, 2015, 12:44:34 PM
Quote from: kphoger on October 09, 2015, 10:03:49 PM
Quote from: Revive 755 on October 09, 2015, 09:43:44 PM
Along the lines of the original post:
* NB TN 840 at I-40 at Lebanon, TN: Both a gantry and a gore sign (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1839058,-86.3521213,3a,75y,19.6h,85.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfLf9-rNpkLq0KuuUQjaa6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
* I thought there was one in Nebraska somewhere, but I can't find it tonight.
That gore sign is especially dumb. There's no gore.
Very similar to the end of the US 3 expressway at 128 in Burlington. (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.475674,-71.219691,3a,66.8y,135.48h,91.07t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sN1N_VE7tMc_EmHBB_TLx8w!2e0?hl=en) The only saving graces are the button-copy shield (going or gone already), the wrong-way duplex, and the nearby parts bin flashing arrow accompanied by arrow board. That and the last vestige of the "128=exit 25" system.
I don't think this is dumb, just a barely redundant reminder that after miles of numbered exits, this one is not optional. Redundancy is called for at the end of a high speed road.
I wouldn't really call it an "exit" though. So why continue to sign it as such? The road just becomes the ramp.
Quote from: vdeane on October 27, 2015, 01:16:19 PM
I wouldn't really call it an "exit" though. So why continue to sign it as such? The road just becomes the ramp.
In that sense, it's much like whenever one interstate highway ends at another interstate, and you must go North/South or East/West onto the other highway. Those are usually signed with exit numbers as well.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on October 27, 2015, 01:57:57 PM
Quote from: vdeane on October 27, 2015, 01:16:19 PM
I wouldn't really call it an "exit" though. So why continue to sign it as such? The road just becomes the ramp.
In that sense, it's much like whenever one interstate highway ends at another interstate, and you must go North/South or East/West onto the other highway. Those are usually signed with exit numbers as well.
Not around here they aren't. Of all the freeway termini in the entire state, I can count the ones with exit numbers on my hands; most of them have history behind them:
-I-78: numbered circle, rest of route never built
-I-781: new, due to 2009 MUTCD
-NY 390: ???
-I-990: stub
-I-495: stub
-I-99: new, due to 2009 MUTCD
-NY 135: stubs
-Bethpage State Parkway: ???
-Bronx River Parkway: stub
-Cross Island Parkway: ???
So I can only see three instances where NYSDOT willingly gave exit numbers to a terminus, for whatever reason. At one time the standard (at least upstate) was to not assign exit numbers at freeway-freeway junctions at all.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9784221,-86.1230846,3a,15y,119.08h,85.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ_R3icSS1eJ-rkzgHWAdkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Drug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign? Is it implying that there are other school zones in the area that aren't drug free? This should go without saying, every school is intended to be drug free (which is likely untrue at every school these days). Also the font size is too small and unreadable by anyone not within 5 feet of it. the sign has a good intent I guess, but was it really necessary? feel free to call me stupid for that rant, but I think it's a stupid sign.
Quote from: silverback1065 on October 27, 2015, 08:23:39 PMDrug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign?
I think it's to mark off the area where enforcement is stricter, and penalties are more severe. So the perp can't complain to the judge, "But I didn't know it was a school zone, else I'd have sold my drugs somewhere else. You can't throw the book at me!"
Kind of like the "Work Zone Begins" sign, so the perps can't argue that they weren't in the construction zone yet, so they shouldn't have to pay double fines.
Quote from: GaryV on October 27, 2015, 08:55:51 PM
Quote from: silverback1065 on October 27, 2015, 08:23:39 PMDrug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign?
I think it's to mark off the area where enforcement is stricter, and penalties are more severe. So the perp can't complain to the judge, "But I didn't know it was a school zone, else I'd have sold my drugs somewhere else. You can't throw the book at me!"
Kind of like the "Work Zone Begins" sign, so the perps can't argue that they weren't in the construction zone yet, so they shouldn't have to pay double fines.
Fair enough, that makes sense.
Quote from: silverback1065 on October 27, 2015, 08:23:39 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9784221,-86.1230846,3a,15y,119.08h,85.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ_R3icSS1eJ-rkzgHWAdkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Drug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign? Is it implying that there are other school zones in the area that aren't drug free? This should go without saying, every school is intended to be drug free (which is likely untrue at every school these days). Also the font size is too small and unreadable by anyone not within 5 feet of it. the sign has a good intent I guess, but was it really necessary? feel free to call me stupid for that rant, but I think it's a stupid sign.
And making it look like a stop sign and putting it in that location in front of a signalized intersection is really a bad idea.
Quote from: silverback1065 on October 27, 2015, 08:23:39 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9784221,-86.1230846,3a,15y,119.08h,85.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ_R3icSS1eJ-rkzgHWAdkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Drug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign? Is it implying that there are other school zones in the area that aren't drug free? This should go without saying, every school is intended to be drug free (which is likely untrue at every school these days). Also the font size is too small and unreadable by anyone not within 5 feet of it. the sign has a good intent I guess, but was it really necessary? feel free to call me stupid for that rant, but I think it's a stupid sign.
Gotta love any sign you can make a liar out of, such as by lighting up in front of a "This is a Smoke-Free Environment" sign. ;-)
I took this photo at Shiloh National Battlefield, near Savannah, Tennesee:
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I've often wondered who this sign was targeting seeing as you can't stop here or walk up to it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4778215,-74.4091554,3a,15y,127.09h,89.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sne0qNDsaPYcykaKLo6-DpQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
And they have them at most NJ Turnpike entrances
Quote from: bzakharin on November 05, 2015, 01:57:00 PM
I've often wondered who this sign was targeting seeing as you can't stop here or walk up to it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4778215,-74.4091554,3a,15y,127.09h,89.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sne0qNDsaPYcykaKLo6-DpQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
And they have them at most NJ Turnpike entrances
There's probably some obscure law that says the Turnpike regulations must be posted in a public place at all toll plazas, or something like that. The law probably doesn't say that it has to be accessible or legible at any given distance.
Quote from: SidS1045 on November 05, 2015, 02:59:58 PM
Quote from: bzakharin on November 05, 2015, 01:57:00 PM
I've often wondered who this sign was targeting seeing as you can't stop here or walk up to it:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4778215,-74.4091554,3a,15y,127.09h,89.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sne0qNDsaPYcykaKLo6-DpQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
And they have them at most NJ Turnpike entrances
There's probably some obscure law that says the Turnpike regulations must be posted in a public place at all toll plazas, or something like that. The law probably doesn't say that it has to be accessible or legible at any given distance.
It's the EULA equivalent for the Turnpike. You click "agree" by entering the road.
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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These tend to be less dumb road signs than signs necessitated by driver mistakes.
Does the oncoming traffic have a green light when traffic at this one has a red? This would explain why drivers would need a reminder to keep still.
Quote from: Pete from Boston on November 25, 2015, 03:50:11 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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These tend to be less dumb road signs than signs necessitated by driver mistakes.
Does the oncoming traffic have a green light when traffic at this one has a red? This would explain why drivers would need a reminder to keep still.
Still dumb... but I've seen 'Wait for Green' signs by my local mall with flashing yellow lights... are they still suppose to wait for green despite flashing yellow? :hmmm: :paranoid:
I suppose that could also be a de facto "No Turn On Red" sign as well.
A dumb sign indeed.
Quote from: Mr_Northside on November 25, 2015, 03:55:03 PM
I suppose that could also be a de facto "No Turn On Red" sign as well.
A dumb sign indeed.
Good point; California uses this symbolic sign (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmothercopper.com%2Fcase_yours%2Fimages%2FNoTurnOnRed_01.jpg&hash=0d0e4c4a5c39bedf1c80e700139db5277e2f169e)
Canada uses this which I like and makes the most sense; (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fauto.epochtimes.com%2Fuploaded_files%2F2014%2F8%2F13%2F6f4e62b29545405493df0233f40e167d.gif&hash=4c12dac3ff87ae03fff1fd4b9a67346f060bf936)
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 03:54:10 PM
Quote from: Pete from Boston on November 25, 2015, 03:50:11 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
These tend to be less dumb road signs than signs necessitated by driver mistakes.
Does the oncoming traffic have a green light when traffic at this one has a red? This would explain why drivers would need a reminder to keep still.
Still dumb... but I've seen 'Wait for Green' signs by my local mall with flashing yellow lights... are they still suppose to wait for green despite flashing yellow? :hmmm: :paranoid:
Sometimes dumb drivers require dumb signs.
Quote from: silverback1065 on October 27, 2015, 08:23:39 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9784221,-86.1230846,3a,15y,119.08h,85.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ_R3icSS1eJ-rkzgHWAdkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Drug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign? Is it implying that there are other school zones in the area that aren't drug free? This should go without saying, every school is intended to be drug free (which is likely untrue at every school these days). Also the font size is too small and unreadable by anyone not within 5 feet of it. the sign has a good intent I guess, but was it really necessary? feel free to call me stupid for that rant, but I think it's a stupid sign.
To be stolen by stoner college students for dorm room wall decor
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
Yuck font too. Looks like Arial Black.
Quote from: SignGeek101 on November 25, 2015, 10:37:19 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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Yuck font too. Looks like Arial Black.
So there's three things wrong here:
1. Thanks, Captain Obvious! I gotta wait for green!
2. Yucky font, it's probably Arialveticasterstesk (I do not know how to spell it)
3. Who's Burnside?
Quote from: noelbotevera on November 26, 2015, 02:02:51 PM
3. Who's Burnside?
The Civil War general who sideburns are named after.
Quote from: noelbotevera on November 26, 2015, 02:02:51 PM
Quote from: SignGeek101 on November 25, 2015, 10:37:19 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
Yuck font too. Looks like Arial Black.
So there's three things wrong here:
1. Thanks, Captain Obvious! I gotta wait for green!
2. Yucky font, it's probably Arialveticasterstesk (I do not know how to spell it)
3. Who's Burnside?
1. The sign has a purpose mandated by incompetent drivers, as already explained.
2. That's not a font, no matter how you spell it.
3. This (http://bfy.tw/307U) is Burnside.
Of these, the only "wrong" would be the non-standard font, but that is a pretty thin candidate for "dumb road signs."
Quote from: hbelkins on October 25, 2015, 08:02:39 PM
Quote from: empirestate on October 24, 2015, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 24, 2015, 01:19:43 PM
Dumb road signs? Someone needs to post one of New York's "Text Stop" signs in this thread for it to be complete.
How come? You mean because it states the obvious, that one should stop to text?
iPhone
No, because it's a stupid attempt to rebrand a rest area.
Here it is:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FufTtmRb.jpg&hash=f0ba40d59a22f78b703c6e656a746d392b61527d)
Quote from: Katavia on November 29, 2015, 08:34:47 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 25, 2015, 08:02:39 PM
Quote from: empirestate on October 24, 2015, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 24, 2015, 01:19:43 PM
Dumb road signs? Someone needs to post one of New York's "Text Stop" signs in this thread for it to be complete.
How come? You mean because it states the obvious, that one should stop to text?
iPhone
No, because it's a stupid attempt to rebrand a rest area.
Here it is:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FufTtmRb.jpg&hash=f0ba40d59a22f78b703c6e656a746d392b61527d)
Add me to the list of people who do not understand what makes this "stupid." I see no attempt to convince anyone it is not a rest area.
OK, I texted 'Stop'. Who do I send it to? :-)
HB you should have been around back in the 1970's when NYSDOT called all rest areas on NY 17 as Phone Comfort Stations. That was done cause rest areas were basically places to make phone calls, as cell phones were not used by the GP then, and the comfort came from taking care of mother nature like "rest" is for "bath" in bathrooms.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on November 29, 2015, 08:50:04 PM
OK, I texted 'Stop'. Who do I send it to? :-)
Send it to phone provider to block the spam sender.
Quote from: roadman65 on November 29, 2015, 08:55:57 PM
HB you should have been around back in the 1970's when NYSDOT called all rest areas on NY 17 as Phone Comfort Stations. That was done cause rest areas were basically places to make phone calls, as cell phones were not used by the GP then, and the comfort came from taking care of mother nature like "rest" is for "bath" in bathrooms.
I try to keep my phone as comfortable as possible. :bigass:
Quote from: hbelkins on November 29, 2015, 09:54:52 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on November 29, 2015, 08:55:57 PM
HB you should have been around back in the 1970's when NYSDOT called all rest areas on NY 17 as Phone Comfort Stations. That was done cause rest areas were basically places to make phone calls, as cell phones were not used by the GP then, and the comfort came from taking care of mother nature like "rest" is for "bath" in bathrooms.
I try to keep my phone as comfortable as possible. :bigass:
haha :pan: :pan: :pan: :pan: :pan: :pan: :pan:
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
That's a sign PennDOT created cause drivers here like to jump green signals. It's found posted on signals opposite the flow of traffic that has a green/green arrow phase. The idea is to keep drivers without the arrow from thinking their signal is turning green when they see the opposite lane moving. They also use a sign that reads "Opposing Traffic Has Extended Green" for intersections that have their green/green arrow phase follow a green phase.
Another funny one in NYC....
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/81/d9/e281d978f402408fe86cf3d8e812ee2c.jpg)
^^ From the TV show Amen, go to the :15 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N83L29yGKI
Quote from: ekt8750 on December 01, 2015, 04:05:01 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
That's a sign PennDOT created cause drivers here like to jump green signals. It's found posted on signals opposite the flow of traffic that has a green/green arrow phase. The idea is to keep drivers without the arrow from thinking their signal is turning green when they see the opposite lane moving. They also use a sign that reads "Opposing Traffic Has Extended Green" for intersections that have their green/green arrow phase follow a green phase.
Seen them on rare occasion in NJ as well, which tends to use 'Delayed Green' instead. One person asked me about it once, thinking it meant the same as a 'No Turn On Red' (which a number of people assume). I don't know if I ever convinced her of its true meaning.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 02, 2015, 08:24:20 AM
Quote from: ekt8750 on December 01, 2015, 04:05:01 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
That's a sign PennDOT created cause drivers here like to jump green signals. It's found posted on signals opposite the flow of traffic that has a green/green arrow phase. The idea is to keep drivers without the arrow from thinking their signal is turning green when they see the opposite lane moving. They also use a sign that reads "Opposing Traffic Has Extended Green" for intersections that have their green/green arrow phase follow a green phase.
Seen them on rare occasion in NJ as well, which tends to use 'Delayed Green' instead. One person asked me about it once, thinking it meant the same as a 'No Turn On Red' (which a number of people assume). I don't know if I ever convinced her of its true meaning.
The wording I see most often is "Oncoming Traffic Has Extended Green" or something to that effect, which is obviously much more verbose than this version. This is apparently an attempt to convey that message more briefly, but knowing the intended context makes it seem a lot less like stating the obvious.
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
You know, it just says "Wait for green". It doesn't say
where I have to wait for the green. I could drive off and wait for the green at home.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 02, 2015, 12:10:53 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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You know, it just says "Wait for green". It doesn't say where I have to wait for the green. I could drive off and wait for the green at home.
I waited. I got bored. So I just went.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 02, 2015, 12:10:53 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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You know, it just says "Wait for green". It doesn't say where I have to wait for the green. I could drive off and wait for the green at home.
It also doesn't say which green thing you're supposed to wait for.
The sign is green, so...
Quote from: formulanone on December 02, 2015, 02:04:50 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 02, 2015, 12:10:53 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
You know, it just says "Wait for green". It doesn't say where I have to wait for the green. I could drive off and wait for the green at home.
It also doesn't say which green thing you're supposed to wait for.
The sign is green, so...
That wasn't a long wait at all!
Quote from: jeffandnicole on November 29, 2015, 08:50:04 PM
OK, I texted 'Stop'. Who do I send it to? :-)
To NYDOT. lol :spin: :spin: :spin:
Quote from: formulanone on December 02, 2015, 02:04:50 PM
It also doesn't say which green thing you're supposed to wait for.
I'm sure there's a stereotypical stoner out there that will take that as a cue to partake in some of the good green.
Here we go...
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2927041,-84.3163968,3a,40.6y,255.81h,88.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_vEUN-LwGeaXvUMhXYMTQg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Quote from: busman_49 on December 04, 2015, 10:05:41 AM
Here we go...
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2927041,-84.3163968,3a,40.6y,255.81h,88.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_vEUN-LwGeaXvUMhXYMTQg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
"Left lane keep left" :-D
I wonder which engineers comes up with those stupid signs wasting money. BTW so many traffic lights hanging on wires.. common in OH?
Quote from: NJ on December 04, 2015, 11:00:36 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on December 04, 2015, 10:05:41 AM
Here we go...
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2927041,-84.3163968,3a,40.6y,255.81h,88.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_vEUN-LwGeaXvUMhXYMTQg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
"Left lane keep left" :-D
I wonder which engineers comes up with those stupid signs wasting money. BTW so many traffic lights hanging on wires.. common in OH?
I'm actually seeing that as a pretty smart sign, given the context (where the center lane splits into a second turn lane as well as a through lane up ahead). What would be a less "dumb" way to phrase it?
Quote from: empirestate on December 04, 2015, 11:32:26 AM
What would be a less "dumb" way to phrase it?
How about "Left Turn MUST Turn Left"?
Quote from: JCinSummerfield on December 04, 2015, 01:41:24 PM
Quote from: empirestate on December 04, 2015, 11:32:26 AM
What would be a less "dumb" way to phrase it?
How about "Left Turn MUST Turn Left"?
that doesn't indicate that it's not the left lane that divides ahead.
Quote from: JCinSummerfield on December 04, 2015, 01:41:24 PM
Quote from: empirestate on December 04, 2015, 11:32:26 AM
What would be a less "dumb" way to phrase it?
How about "Left Turn MUST Turn Left"?
"LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT" / "RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT" is MUTCD sign that should be removed and replaced with symbolic turn-only lanes with arrows.
Quote from: JCinSummerfield on December 04, 2015, 01:41:24 PM
Quote from: empirestate on December 04, 2015, 11:32:26 AM
What would be a less "dumb" way to phrase it?
How about "Left Turn MUST Turn Left"?
That would definitely be stating the obvious even more...
Assuming, though, that you meant "Left
Lane MUST Turn Left", that's not what this sign is trying to say. While it's true that the left lane is a left-turn-only lane, there is another left-turn-only lane that diverges from the center lane. The sign is saying that the left lane can't use this second left-turn-only lane.
So you could say "Left Lane MUST Turn Left From Leftmost Left Turn Lane" but I would not describe that as the less dumb way to phrase it.
"LEFT LANE BEAR LEFT"? Is that any clearer?
Quote from: theline on December 04, 2015, 04:00:06 PM
"LEFT LANE BEAR LEFT"? Is that any clearer?
Slightly less clear, I would say. "Keep left" conveys the message better, I think (as "bear left" implies something to do with a turn movement). But we don't need to find something clearer, just something less dumb.
Why not just restripe the turn lanes, and then you don't need the sign?
Quote from: empirestate on December 04, 2015, 07:20:55 PM
Quote from: theline on December 04, 2015, 04:00:06 PM
"LEFT LANE BEAR LEFT"? Is that any clearer?
Slightly less clear, I would say. "Keep left" conveys the message better, I think (as "bear left" implies something to do with a turn movement). But we don't need to find something clearer, just something less dumb.
Or there is a large mammal( or a big hairy gay man) to the left..
Quote from: NJ on December 04, 2015, 11:00:36 AM
BTW so many traffic lights hanging on wires.. common in OH?
For the most part, yes. There are a lot of municipalities that like mast arms, but spanwire mounting seems to be more common.
Quote from: jwolfer on December 04, 2015, 08:59:54 PM
Quote from: empirestate on December 04, 2015, 07:20:55 PM
Quote from: theline on December 04, 2015, 04:00:06 PM
"LEFT LANE BEAR LEFT"? Is that any clearer?
Slightly less clear, I would say. "Keep left" conveys the message better, I think (as "bear left" implies something to do with a turn movement). But we don't need to find something clearer, just something less dumb.
Or there is a large mammal( or a big hairy gay man) to the left..
Bear left - Moose right
Quote from: busman_49 on December 07, 2015, 11:58:30 AM
Quote from: NJ on December 04, 2015, 11:00:36 AM
BTW so many traffic lights hanging on wires.. common in OH?
For the most part, yes. There are a lot of municipalities that like mast arms, but spanwire mounting seems to be more common.
:ded:
Quote from: jwolfer on November 25, 2015, 10:36:26 PM
Quote from: silverback1065 on October 27, 2015, 08:23:39 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9784221,-86.1230846,3a,15y,119.08h,85.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ_R3icSS1eJ-rkzgHWAdkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Drug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign? Is it implying that there are other school zones in the area that aren't drug free? This should go without saying, every school is intended to be drug free (which is likely untrue at every school these days). Also the font size is too small and unreadable by anyone not within 5 feet of it. the sign has a good intent I guess, but was it really necessary? feel free to call me stupid for that rant, but I think it's a stupid sign.
To be stolen by stoner college students for dorm room wall decor
This is a legal technicality sign. It says that the police have the right to charge you with stiffer fines if you are caught with drugs (or guns when a "gun free zone" sign is present) inside the school area or (IIRC) within 1000 feet of those signs.
Quote from: cjk374 on January 14, 2016, 07:01:16 AM
Quote from: jwolfer on November 25, 2015, 10:36:26 PM
Quote from: silverback1065 on October 27, 2015, 08:23:39 PM
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9784221,-86.1230846,3a,15y,119.08h,85.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ_R3icSS1eJ-rkzgHWAdkg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Drug free school zone signs. What is the real purpose of this sign? Is it implying that there are other school zones in the area that aren't drug free? This should go without saying, every school is intended to be drug free (which is likely untrue at every school these days). Also the font size is too small and unreadable by anyone not within 5 feet of it. the sign has a good intent I guess, but was it really necessary? feel free to call me stupid for that rant, but I think it's a stupid sign.
To be stolen by stoner college students for dorm room wall decor
This is a legal technicality sign. It says that the police have the right to charge you with stiffer fines if you are caught with drugs (or guns when a "gun free zone" sign is present) inside the school area or (IIRC) within 1000 feet of those signs.
Here's a related sign in South Bend: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6349938,-86.2220426,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXNjSN91RNvp3NDyVTpuXng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6349938,-86.2220426,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXNjSN91RNvp3NDyVTpuXng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
This is the best view I could get out of GSV. It has a yellow SCHOOL banner above a picture of a vintage cell phone, with the red slash. BY ORDINANCE appears at the bottom. IIRC South Bend passed an ordinance a few years ago banning cell phone use by drivers within X feet of a school. The sign presumably denotes that limit.
:bigass:
Quote from: formulanone on December 02, 2015, 02:04:50 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 02, 2015, 12:10:53 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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You know, it just says "Wait for green". It doesn't say where I have to wait for the green. I could drive off and wait for the green at home.
It also doesn't say which green thing you're supposed to wait for.
The sign is green, so...
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 02, 2015, 02:28:59 PM
Quote from: formulanone on December 02, 2015, 02:04:50 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 02, 2015, 12:10:53 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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You know, it just says "Wait for green". It doesn't say where I have to wait for the green. I could drive off and wait for the green at home.
It also doesn't say which green thing you're supposed to wait for.
The sign is green, so...
That wasn't a long wait at all!
Of course, if you hit that intersection in the fall, you may have to wait 6 months before the "green" grows back on the trees. :bigass:
Out in my neck of the woods, the city & county posted signs at intersections saying "GIVING CHANGE DOESN'T MAKE A CHANGE" where panhandlers go with signs asking for money.
Of course the signs make no difference as people who can't read still give money to panhandlers who can't read at these intersections.
Seriously, WSDOT?
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3192569,-122.3260591,3a,17.7y,18.65h,86.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJ0iwWJdtBPj5oshh9sgQPg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en (https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3192569,-122.3260591,3a,17.7y,18.65h,86.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJ0iwWJdtBPj5oshh9sgQPg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
Quote from: jay8g on January 17, 2016, 05:18:03 PM
Seriously, WSDOT?
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3192569,-122.3260591,3a,17.7y,18.65h,86.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJ0iwWJdtBPj5oshh9sgQPg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en (https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3192569,-122.3260591,3a,17.7y,18.65h,86.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJ0iwWJdtBPj5oshh9sgQPg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
That has to be one of the worst and most pointless attempts at a pun...
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
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Might be a Delayed Green? But those are often signed as "Deleyed Green" or something similar.
Quote from: jay8g on January 17, 2016, 05:18:03 PM
Seriously, WSDOT?
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3192569,-122.3260591,3a,17.7y,18.65h,86.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJ0iwWJdtBPj5oshh9sgQPg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en (https://www.google.com/maps/@48.3192569,-122.3260591,3a,17.7y,18.65h,86.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJ0iwWJdtBPj5oshh9sgQPg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)
Uh, ok...
Quote from: US71 on January 20, 2016, 05:31:27 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
Might be a Delayed Green? But those are often signed as "Deleyed Green" or something similar.
I was always a fan of the Indiana version that combined "wait" and "delayed". The narrower, taller series WAIT just demands attention.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadfan.com%2FIndy_signal.jpg&hash=6ff13ea5386caac478feaf4d50ed7dc78be8f27d)
Quote from: kj3400 on December 04, 2015, 08:22:46 PM
Why not just restripe the turn lanes, and then you don't need the sign?
This guy gets it.
Also yes I am bumping this thread but I want to laugh at more stupid stuff dangit!! :D
Yes, exit 11 obviously serves both directions of MN 62... (https://www.google.com/maps/@44.8839971,-93.2958493,3a,21.7y,48.7h,114.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1Pk5c4c8fXeDjw7DdtLb0g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1)and ignore the 58th street part.
Here's a dumb sign.
NO BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS!
Right next to a bike rack.
https://goo.gl/maps/iTGrYWqvp4q
Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 24, 2016, 02:13:04 PM
Here's a dumb sign.
NO BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS!
Right next to a bike rack.
https://goo.gl/maps/iTGrYWqvp4q
The bike rack is accessible by the driveway connecting the parking lot to the street. So a "No Bikes on Sidewalks" warning is perfectly reasonable - especially for reminding those picking up their bike from the rack.
Quote from: US71 on January 20, 2016, 05:31:27 PM
Quote from: NJ on November 25, 2015, 01:26:03 PM
Oh really... didn't know I had to wait for green :ded:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohea.com%2Fmike%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fphiladelphiatraffic.jpg&hash=bc7584e3ad492dc743ab0badab3ae43a424a1e2a)
Might be a Delayed Green? But those are often signed as "Deleyed Green" or something similar.
There are a few of these around the Capital District: wait for green light (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7084158,-73.8222283,3a,35.8y,317.55h,87.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srdz-TyuOPhullM_fdz8mgg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
The wait for green nonsense was in New Jersey when I lived there as it was to let the motorist know the opposing side had a permissive green and not to think that your red light is an error when the other cars begin to move.
On the other side of the coin, there were signs that also stated "Opposing Traffic Has Extended Green" for instances of when the permissive phase was at the end of the cycle instead of at the beginning
Quote from: roadman65 on March 24, 2016, 03:24:05 PM
On the other side of the coin, there were signs that also stated "Opposing Traffic Has Extended Green" for instances of when the permissive phase was at the end of the cycle instead of at the beginning
There are a lot of those in this area as well. Region 1 loves using lagging protected phases, especially if only one direction gets the protected phase. In theory, it decreases waiting, as an unnecessary protected phase can be skipped if the vehicles are able to turn during the permissive phase.
Quote from: roadman on March 24, 2016, 02:30:15 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 24, 2016, 02:13:04 PM
Here's a dumb sign.
NO BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS!
Right next to a bike rack.
https://goo.gl/maps/iTGrYWqvp4q
The bike rack is accessible by the driveway connecting the parking lot to the street. So a "No Bikes on Sidewalks" warning is perfectly reasonable - especially for reminding those picking up their bike from the rack.
You don't see any irony in this at all then? You're no fun.
Quote from: cl94 on March 24, 2016, 02:57:28 PM
There are a few of these around the Capital District: wait for green light (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7084158,-73.8222283,3a,35.8y,317.55h,87.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srdz-TyuOPhullM_fdz8mgg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
In that particular example, it's probably because of the advance green for busses. They don't want people following the bus forward while the light is still red for everyone else.
Quote from: vdeane on March 24, 2016, 11:12:28 PM
Quote from: cl94 on March 24, 2016, 02:57:28 PM
There are a few of these around the Capital District: wait for green light (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7084158,-73.8222283,3a,35.8y,317.55h,87.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srdz-TyuOPhullM_fdz8mgg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
In that particular example, it's probably because of the advance green for busses. They don't want people following the bus forward while the light is still red for everyone else.
They wouldn't need that sign if they changed the signal head for the bus. Like this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUUl3B3N.png&hash=8b83c8170ee0a2a5c9064a61b97af6f9aad6ba22)
I don't know if there's anything in the MUTCD about this though.
Quote from: SignGeek101 on March 24, 2016, 11:19:03 PM
They wouldn't need that sign if they changed the signal head for the bus. Like this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUUl3B3N.png&hash=8b83c8170ee0a2a5c9064a61b97af6f9aad6ba22)
I don't know if there's anything in the MUTCD about this though.
We have something similar to that in North Carolina, but it's only two lights either vertically allowing buses to go or horizontal not allowing buses to go. Here, seen far left on google street view: https://goo.gl/maps/V78jFnzYWrj (https://goo.gl/maps/V78jFnzYWrj)
Quote from: SignGeek101 on March 24, 2016, 11:19:03 PM
Quote from: vdeane on March 24, 2016, 11:12:28 PM
Quote from: cl94 on March 24, 2016, 02:57:28 PM
There are a few of these around the Capital District: wait for green light (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7084158,-73.8222283,3a,35.8y,317.55h,87.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srdz-TyuOPhullM_fdz8mgg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
In that particular example, it's probably because of the advance green for busses. They don't want people following the bus forward while the light is still red for everyone else.
They wouldn't need that sign if they changed the signal head for the bus. Like this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUUl3B3N.png&hash=8b83c8170ee0a2a5c9064a61b97af6f9aad6ba22)
I don't know if there's anything in the MUTCD about this though.
Look in the link. They have it.
I know why the sign is there, I just posted it because it went along with what was being posted by others. I'm drawing a blank as to where some of the others are, but there are others at locations without bus priority.
Quote from: SignGeek101 on March 24, 2016, 11:19:03 PM
Quote from: vdeane on March 24, 2016, 11:12:28 PM
Quote from: cl94 on March 24, 2016, 02:57:28 PM
There are a few of these around the Capital District: wait for green light (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7084158,-73.8222283,3a,35.8y,317.55h,87.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srdz-TyuOPhullM_fdz8mgg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
In that particular example, it's probably because of the advance green for busses. They don't want people following the bus forward while the light is still red for everyone else.
They wouldn't need that sign if they changed the signal head for the bus. Like this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUUl3B3N.png&hash=8b83c8170ee0a2a5c9064a61b97af6f9aad6ba22)
I don't know if there's anything in the MUTCD about this though.
Not depicted like this. MUTCD does have separate two/three aspect signals for light rail transit...several jurisdictions use the transit signals for dedicated bus-only lanes.
Red = White horizontal bar
Yellow = White flashing triangle [this indication is omitted from the two aspect signal head]
Green = White vertical bar
Green left arrow = White diagonal bar going from top left to bottom right (reversed for right arrow)