The Worst of Road Signs

[hbelkins]

I got a pretty good example on I-66 in Virginia a couple of weeks ago. Just need to upload the photo and link to it here.

[national highway 1]

[noelbotevera]

what 

[Buffaboy]

Can we just admit we've drained the barrel of the worst road signs, and there's actually nothing new to add to the thread?

Nonsense! I seem to find something hideous in the field at least once every three months.

I see bad stuff all the time. I just can't get a picture and some of it is too recent for GSV.

You can go back in time with GSV now. I'd love to see the garbage you've seen.

[SignGeek101]

what 

I'm also not familiar with Australian road signage. Could you elaborate?

[national highway 1]

what 

I'm also not familiar with Australian road signage. Could you elaborate?

The arrow is too large for the sign and the control cities are too small and poorly aligned. The text in the name patch is horribly cramped.

[jeffandnicole]

what 

I'm also not familiar with Australian road signage. Could you elaborate?

The arrow is too large for the sign and the control cities are too small and poorly aligned. The text in the name patch is horribly cramped.

Oh.

Not really "the worst of". If this is the worst one will find in Australia, then they have really good quality controls down there!

[empirestate]

Anybody else have a sudden craving for Pizza Planet?

[SignGeek101]

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what 

I'm also not familiar with Australian road signage. Could you elaborate?

The arrow is too large for the sign and the control cities are too small and poorly aligned. The text in the name patch is horribly cramped.

Oh.

Not really "the worst of". If this is the worst one will find in Australia, then they have really good quality controls down there!

Why is 'Belmore Rd' highlighted in green on white?

Anyway, I would agree that the arrow is pretty big, and series EM (or EEM) should be used, but I would take that arrow over the fat arrow used here:

Perimeter Hwy at the Westbound Trans-Canada 1 Highway Exit by Sign Geek, on Flickr

Also note the uneven border between the signs. This isn't worst though. I'm just posting it to compare.

[jbnv]

Anybody else have a sudden craving for Pizza Planet?

Winner! I think there is a highway sign in that picture too.

[Kniwt]

These have sprouted up along I-15 in Utah. I nominate them for worst because the wording can be interpreted in so many completely different wrong ways.

I'm sure you crazy kids over in Redesign This! could do better.

[jbnv]

These have sprouted up along I-15 in Utah. I nominate them for worst because the wording can be interpreted in so many completely different wrong ways.

I think it is time to shut down this thread. Unless you're actually getting a good laugh from some of these nominations.

[Zeffy]

The only saving grace for these US 17 shields in Edenton, NC is the fact that they use the right font:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0610405,-76.6082119,3a,15y,265.09h,88.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSMMW45Fb80oPKxqTeW1tbQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[hbelkins]

The only saving grace for these US 17 shields in Edenton, NC is the fact that they use the right font:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0610405,-76.6082119,3a,15y,265.09h,88.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSMMW45Fb80oPKxqTeW1tbQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Those shield shapes look a lot like what's coming into common use in Kentucky.

[noelbotevera]

The only saving grace for these US 17 shields in Edenton, NC is the fact that they use the right font:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0610405,-76.6082119,3a,15y,265.09h,88.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSMMW45Fb80oPKxqTeW1tbQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Those shield shapes look a lot like what's coming into common use in Kentucky.

Acorn Badge shields.

[Mapmikey]

The only saving grace for these US 17 shields in Edenton, NC is the fact that they use the right font:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0610405,-76.6082119,3a,15y,265.09h,88.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSMMW45Fb80oPKxqTeW1tbQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Those shield shapes look a lot like what's coming into common use in Kentucky.

Some of these exist in Windsor and Williamston as well

Mike

[WillWeaverRVA]

Manassas is trying to establish itself as the Virginia Beach of Northern Virginia with its ghastly VA 28 and VA 234 BUSINESS signage:

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7507754,-77.4751163,3a,37.5y,33.48h,100.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slFe-82VA_BLeSBy8zfD5wQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7623658,-77.4776048,3a,37.5y,153.27h,82.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s97kLWL4zpXpvDyuoNT4u-g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7695905,-77.4904967,3a,30y,310.59h,87.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sclfQ7ewfagyz9YZg5fuugw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Big John]

Manassas is trying to establish itself as the Virginia Beach of Northern Virginia with its ghastly VA 28 and VA 234 BUSINESS signage:

I panned 1 block up and found this poorly placed sign: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7513177,-77.4752311,3a,75y,350.7h,81.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQvSRbI0qUTugjNfIiuqORg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

It looks like it is saying the right lane must turn right which would put that traffic going the wrong way of a one-way street.  But the intention is for an intersection ahead of this and the sign does need to be placed further back so there is no confusion.

[Scott5114]

From the first post in this thread:

Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop.

Redundant this is, and font issues it has, but unadulterated suck it is not.

It's in Ardmore, therefore it, by definition, is "pure unadulterated suck".

But no, for real, I've always thought those are pretty bad. When you take three signs and the ODOT one is the best of the bunch...

[US 41]

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.899032,-101.859551,3a,18.7y,130.75h,88.85t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sed8vAnmW8gzJ4m1DxxXeAQ!2e0

Look around for a second. Unless these kids are living in a tent in the desert I don't see much point in this sign.

[GamePancakes]

Manassas is trying to establish itself as the Virginia Beach of Northern Virginia with its ghastly VA 28 and VA 234 BUSINESS signage:

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.7695905,-77.4904967,3a,30y,310.59h,87.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sclfQ7ewfagyz9YZg5fuugw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

The mileage shields are even worse. Worst of the worst in fact. What font is that anyway?

[RaulMtz]

Probably the worst road signs I've seen are these hand painted signs that are common in this area along state highways in Jalisco, Mexico:

https://www.google.com.mx/maps/@19.7468972,-103.4625712,3a,46.4y,276.79h,81.32t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sENvlJX3nay1OwmxkqscBvg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

For anyone who doesn't know, these are supposed to be in either series D or C all caps. And it's strange because I've only seen those in that area, in southern Jalisco. Most signs on state and federal highways aren't that bad. Thankfully they've been slowly replacing them so there aren't that many anymore.

[abc2VE]

I see we didn't have room for the D on this sign.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.259558,-91.035721,3a,75y,284.47h,77.43t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shcsYYiVu-6ZPcsuusW9tkQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Big John]

^^ That lower sign looks like it is in Helvetica.

[cappicard]

My favorite oddball sign:

https://goo.gl/maps/wuFZUuZ6dCB2