The Worst of Road Signs

[vtk]

Until I zoomed in, I thought those looked like they were misused "do not enter" signs.

(Would that be "no entrar"?)

[Compulov]

I'm assuming the combination of those signs + the traffic lights there are:

1) Stop, then go if safe (typical stop sign behavior)
2) Stop, and stay stopped if the light is red

What I don't get is why they couldn't just use a blinking red, and forego the signs entirely.

[mhallack]

Not sure if this should go here or "Best Of" This is in South Portland, Maine. Does this look a bit naughty?

[theline]

Is that a crosswalk in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

[roadfro]

Not sure if this should go here or "Best Of" This is in South Portland, Maine. Does this look a bit naughty?

And the reason they couldn't use a standard crosswalk sign is what...? I don't understand why some sign designers feel they need to reinvent the wheel...

[NE2]

They're trying to show that there's a crosswalk across the road to the left, I think.

[Brian556]

Here's a less naughty one from Lake Co, FL;
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=28.561072,-81.68365&spn=0.000007,0.00313&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=28.56101,-81.683562&panoid=Eho-4qnOhYyh3JvzEqBHmQ&cbp=12,336.82,,0,0

[vtk]

Not sure if this should go here or "Best Of" This is in South Portland, Maine. Does this look a bit naughty?

And the reason they couldn't use a standard crosswalk sign is what...? I don't understand why some sign designers feel they need to reinvent the wheel...

For some reason they need to show that there's a crosswalk across the channelized right turn.  My guess is, they first tried standard traffic control devices but too many people got mowed down.

[roadfro]

^ Ah that makes more sense now. It still would have been better to use something that didn't need so much time to parse...

[TCN7JM]

Found this little buddy over in Mitchell today. It's bad enough they used the wide Interstate shield for I-90, but I don't know what they were thinking with the greenout and whiteout. 

[Alps]

Not sure if this should go here or "Best Of" This is in South Portland, Maine. Does this look a bit naughty?

All this sign tells me is "Shaft. I can dig it."

[JMoses24]

This US 25 shield looks like one of those acorn shields. Intersection of Dixie Highway and Industrial Road (KY SR 1829), Florence, KY, shot through a bus window.

[ET21]

Found this little buddy over in Mitchell today. It's bad enough they used the wide Interstate shield for I-90, but I don't know what they were thinking with the greenout and whiteout. 

Lovely patchwork, I like the white rectangle and the dark green square on a green background

*facepalm*

[deathtopumpkins]

It's bad enough they used the wide Interstate shield for I-90

I'm probably the minority, but I think that looks really nice, actually.

[TCN7JM]

It's bad enough they used the wide Interstate shield for I-90

I'm probably the minority, but I think that looks really nice, actually.

I'm sure it would look nicer if it wasn't half-covered up by the patch.

[hbelkins]

This US 25 shield looks like one of those acorn shields. Intersection of Dixie Highway and Industrial Road (KY SR 1829), Florence, KY, shot through a bus window.

Those are all over Kentucky.

[Billy F 1988]

The acorns ought to go somewhere else like a state or secondary route basis, not US routes. That kind of shape just sucks serving a purpose as a US shield as compared to the standard '71-present spec. The bloated or "fat" shields gotta go. Period.

[Sanctimoniously]

These signs almost look Photoshopped...

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Yerba+Buena+Island&ll=37.808801,-122.368316&spn=0.001108,0.002642&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Yerba+Buena+Island&gl=us&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=37.808801,-122.368316&panoid=rZjg1a9f0J-eskBNFmS8lw&cbp=12,116,,0,0

[BamaZeus]

Not sure if this should go here or "Best Of" This is in South Portland, Maine. Does this look a bit naughty?

All this sign tells me is "Shaft. I can dig it."

Is that a "rated X" walk? 

[Avalanchez71]

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

Fixed it for you.  Or, rather, for mobile device users.  See also: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5716.0

Thanks.  I just emailed TDOT over these and then I also cc the email over the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee to see what is the deal with these bastards.

Let us know if you get a response!  I'd be interested to hear what they say.  All I know is that if it was me driving in that area, that is almost way too small to figure out what route goes where!  Especially at speed. Only way to read something like that is if you're stopped completely.

TDOT is going to be doing a feasibility study on the issue.  I have also been given the direct contact number and email of the person in charge of this study.  They will let me know.  I did also suggest that they place a BEGIN and END US 412 sign at I-65 since the road changes designations here.  The road continues itself uninterrupted, but US 412 ends and SR 99 "begins."  Of course SR 99 doesn't really end or begin here as SR 99 is the hidden designation for US 412 in that area.

[WichitaRoads]

Not sure if this should go here or "Best Of" This is in South Portland, Maine. Does this look a bit naughty?

All this sign tells me is "Shaft. I can dig it."

Is that a "rated X" walk? 

Just glad I don't have to teach this one in Driver Ed!

ICTRds

[kphoger]

Until I zoomed in, I thought those looked like they were misused "do not enter" signs.

(Would that be "no entrar"?)

Actually, México uses these signs for that:


And they're officially called "Prohibido seguir de frente".

[hbelkins]

TDOT is going to be doing a feasibility study on the issue.  I have also been given the direct contact number and email of the person in charge of this study.  They will let me know.  I did also suggest that they place a BEGIN and END US 412 sign at I-65 since the road changes designations here.  The road continues itself uninterrupted, but US 412 ends and SR 99 "begins."  Of course SR 99 doesn't really end or begin here as SR 99 is the hidden designation for US 412 in that area.

They're doing a feasibility study on doing away with route markers and replacing them with those things?

What is also unusual is that US 43 ends at that intersection but US 412 continues on. Seems like it would be logical to terminate US 43 at US 412, terminate US 412 at US 43 and have US 43 continue to I-65 (my preference) or co-sign 43 and 412 between US 31 and I-65.

[Avalanchez71]

TDOT is going to be doing a feasibility study on the issue.  I have also been given the direct contact number and email of the person in charge of this study.  They will let me know.  I did also suggest that they place a BEGIN and END US 412 sign at I-65 since the road changes designations here.  The road continues itself uninterrupted, but US 412 ends and SR 99 "begins."  Of course SR 99 doesn't really end or begin here as SR 99 is the hidden designation for US 412 in that area.

They're doing a feasibility study on doing away with route markers and replacing them with those things?

What is also unusual is that US 43 ends at that intersection but US 412 continues on. Seems like it would be logical to terminate US 43 at US 412, terminate US 412 at US 43 and have US 43 continue to I-65 (my preference) or co-sign 43 and 412 between US 31 and I-65.

I think that US 412 should continue on to I-65 along SR 99 as current; however, US 43 should run up US 31 to SR 396 (Saturn Pkwy) which is FCA and run US-43 up that to I-65.

[Takumi]

Horrible VA 28 shield just south of Manassas. There are a handful of these between VA 234 and VA 215; this and two more are at the Hornbaker Road intersection.