So, I'm working on processing Oklahoma photos from my trip over there back in June, and I came across a sign photo from I-40 west at SH-9A
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.davidjcorcoran.com%2F9ashield.jpg&hash=99633d4e1b72f20811a780761e49e7261645ed63)
The "9A" barely protrudes into the Oklahoma state outline, cutting a very minimal chunk of it off. Are there any shields that preserve more of Oklahoma?
I guess the only other candidate would be Oklahoma 1
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.davidjcorcoran.com%2Fhighways%2Fok%2F1%2F271to63%2F1.jpg&hash=b9e6fff93c203ef5b0c6d4041e1cd43242315528)
but even there, the 1 nastily intrudes into the great state of Oklahoma, completely covering Lawton.
The freeway variant of the shield places the numbers a bit further south than the stand-alone variety does. That's why the 9A doesn't poke in as much as the 1.
There is a OK 1 shield as you approach 1 on the east side of Ada, I believe on Monte Vista, that completely separates the 1 from the outline.
QuoteThe freeway variant of the shield places the numbers a bit further south than the stand-alone variety does. That's why the 9A doesn't poke in as much as the 1.
Neat! I guess the million dollar follow-up question then is why?
QuoteThere is a OK 1 shield as you approach 1 on the east side of Ada, I believe on Monte Vista, that completely separates the 1 from the outline.
That's what I'm talking about
Quote from: corco on November 17, 2012, 10:47:42 PM
QuoteThe freeway variant of the shield places the numbers a bit further south than the stand-alone variety does. That's why the 9A doesn't poke in as much as the 1.
Neat! I guess the million dollar follow-up question then is why?
My guess is that they want to make the digits more visible at freeway speeds.