People who don't know much about roads

[Michael]

I don't think I've ever seen a map that's not a DOT map that uses the state highway shield for any state (except the circle states, obviously)

In New York, Map Works' maps use the NY shield on state routes.  They're my favorite local paper map.

[deathtopumpkins]

ADC uses the VA state shield... but a rectangle for SSRs...

And my behind-the-wheel instructor told us the other day that the only time you CAN turn right on red is when there's a sign saying you can...  No wonder there are so many stupid drivers.

[74/171FAN]

ADC uses the VA state shield... but a rectangle for SSRs...

And my behind-the-wheel instructor told us the other day that the only time you CAN turn right on red is when there's a sign saying you can...   No wonder there are so many stupid drivers.

That's a new low.    My road instructor made us go 35 in a school zone even when the lights AREN'T flashing.  He even said that he's been trying to move the 50 mph speed limit sign on VA 106 just past US 460 past the elementary school for years.

[deathtopumpkins]

The Hampton-Newport News one was the one I was looking at... its a few years old though. There is no Greater Hampton Roads one that I've seen...

[deathtopumpkins]

Not those... they're little small ones that fold up like a thousand times... its the 4th Edition Norfolk/Virginia Beach one. An earlier version of this: http://adcmap.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1446 And it most definitely uses the correct state shield. 

Edit: And for the record this is the Hampton-Newport News one I mentioned... http://adcmap.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=918

[Michael]

ADC uses the VA state shield... but a rectangle for SSRs...

And my behind-the-wheel instructor told us the other day that the only time you CAN turn right on red is when there's a sign saying you can...  No wonder there are so many stupid drivers.

In New York City, that is true!

[74/171FAN]

There's a Prince George Countymap from 2007 divided into the districts and VA 106 on the map doesn't exist north of VA 156 and furthermore VA 106/VA 156(Ruffin Rd) is still marked as SR 644(and SR 644 hasn't existed south of VA 10 since the 1980s).

[Duke87]

And my behind-the-wheel instructor told us the other day that the only time you CAN turn right on red is when there's a sign saying you can...  No wonder there are so many stupid drivers.

In New York City, that is true!

Yup.

[mightyace]

^^^
Most people tend to ignore the "After Stop" part. 

[74/171FAN]

Here's another one those that think that I-40 Business in Greensboro still exists(I know they've just started fixing the signs but come on now )  http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=124148&catid=57

[yanksfan6129]

I find that a lot of people that don't know much about roads can't distinguish between Interstates, US Highways, and State Highways. And most simply call the interstates "highways" - everything else is a just a regular road.

[74/171FAN]

The geniuses from the Shelby Star believes that US 49 is in NC(US 49 does not go anywhere near NC) http://www.shelbystar.com/news/motorists-39295-charlotte-expected.html#slComments

[Bryant5493]

^^Wow! That's bad.

Speaking of U.S. 49...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wPcD-kmvE0

Be well,

Bryant

[big t]

I was in a class, and part of an assignment was to name the Route from San Antonio Tx to Seattle Washington, and because I mentioned a small shortcut to bypass Los Angeles, I got the question wrong, go figure.

Everyone in my 8th grade history class (including the teacher) except me...we're studying the transportation of America...I should be teaching this, our books says that the Interstates were made in the 1920's (no, it was the U.S. Routes and Autobahns) and U.S. Routes were made in the '40s.

[agentsteel53]

I have no idea what route that would be.  A mutant US-287????

[74/171FAN]

Now for US 262 in Staunton, VA(wait that's VA 262)    http://www.newsleader.com/article/20090615/NEWS01/90615001/1002/news01

[Mergingtraffic]

A lady I know and I were talking about traffic jams.  She mentioned she always has a hard time merging onto our local expressway.  She said that nobody on the mainline lets her in and she said "aren't they supposed to stop for me, I'm merging on!"

[Chris]

lol, she probably also tries to merge at a speed 20 - 30 below that of the rest of the traffic.

[deathtopumpkins]

Evidently she didn't read a driving manual.  Ours clearly stated that traffic from the left had right-of-way, whether merging on or changing lanes.

[Hellfighter]

It's fun to watch people who don't know how to use a roundabout try to navigate it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A75paG3qjZw

[algorerhythms]

It's fun to watch people who don't know how to use a roundabout try to navigate it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A75paG3qjZw

I was very amused by a letter to the editor in the local newspaper back home complaining about how drunk people can't figure out roundabouts.

edit - This is the letter I'm referring to, and this is the reply from MDSHA.

edit 2 - I just watched that video, and I feel rather nauseous after watching it... any particular reason he's going around repeatedly?

[Hellfighter]

edit 2 - I just watched that video, and I feel rather nauseous after watching it... any particular reason he's going around repeatedly?

Pretty sure he was just showing around, that's the only thing that comes to mind.

[algorerhythms]

Last month, I was in Charlottesville, VA, and was given a map of the city that turned out to be rather useless. I was going to scan it to post it here, but I found an interactive online version of the same map, so here it is:

Spot the errors!

[agentsteel53]

first error: map requires flash.

[mightyace]

first error: map requires flash.

IMHO Calling that an error is a bit overstated.

However, it is debatable on when to use Flash and when not to even though the majority of web browsers have it installed and enabled.