Warning Signs: From Words to Symbols; Back to Words

[thenetwork]

My biggest disappointment for a specific sign that went from text to symbol to text again is the KEEP RIGHT black & white signs.

I much preferred the text-less symbol signs, but they pretty much have pretty much have fallen by the wayside in favor of the original style with an angled-up arrow instead of just a horizontal arrow.  That being said, thought the angled-up arrow is the most common version I see nowadays, there are still new installations of the other 2 designs, just not as many (maybe a 60%-30%-10% mix of the newer arrow/symbol/older arrow versions). 

[roadfro]

Keep Right has both text and symbol sign versions in the MUTCD, with the symbol style being the default. The 2009 manual introduced a new "slimline" version of the symbolic keep right sign that is designed for mounting in narrow medians.

Sometimes using the text version is better, such as in construction zones where you're not keeping right of a median.

[D-Dey65]

Keep Right has both text and symbol sign versions in the MUTCD, with the symbol style being the default. The 2009 manual introduced a new "slimline" version of the symbolic keep right sign that is designed for mounting in narrow medians.

Sometimes using the text version is better, such as in construction zones where you're not keeping right of a median.

I actually saw a Keep Right text sign being used just after Elgin Road(Hernando County Road 572) was widedned towards Mariner Boulevard(Hernando CR 587) in Spring Hill a couple of months ago. Hernando DPW was all done with the project and that sign was at a divider just east of the Florida Power & Lighting ROW.  I'm sorry I never got a chance to take a picture of it, because it was gone in less than a week.


BTW, that road is a notorious speed trap. If you don't slow down soon enough, or if you pass a slow car you could be easily pulled over. Take it from me.