The Worst of Road Signs

[Brandon]

This is exiting the Legoland Florida parking lot.

The only redeeming features are the Lego bricks at the top and the bottom-most panel.  Otherwise, it's pretty bad.  No destinations, tri-color US shields, bad font choice, etc.

[jakeroot]

The last time I faced this issue, I placed two shields between each arrow. But this looks rather crowded in retrospect:

Something got lost in translation in your alternate design.  If the Left Exit 124C does not have an additional shared-lane with the through-I-20/59 movement; it should not be an APL (nor part of one).

As I stated previously (on another thread), our designs are clearly not to MUTCD-spec (nor was that my goal) so that's not an issue. Besides, why not use all up arrows? Would look dumb having a mix.

[jeffandnicole]

This is exiting the Legoland Florida parking lot.

They may know their Legos, but they certainly don't know their street signs.

They could've had some fun with it and made the shields look as if they were constructed out of Legos, with boxy edges.  Because of the nature of the park, I would've allowed that to have been a creative alternative.

[kphoger]

This is exiting the Legoland Florida parking lot.

I feel a little bit like throwing up now.

[PHLBOS]

The last time I faced this issue, I placed two shields between each arrow. But this looks rather crowded in retrospect:

Something got lost in translation in your alternate design.  If the Left Exit 124C does not have an additional shared-lane with the through-I-20/59 movement; it should not be an APL (nor part of one).

As I stated previously (on another thread), our designs are clearly not to MUTCD-spec (nor was that my goal) so that's not an issue. Besides, why not use all up arrows? Would look dumb having a mix.

And as I just recently posted in said-other thread; who said anything about using down arrows?  I was thinking more in terms of a 45-degree angled Type A arrow for that left exit sign (which is a separate panel from the APL BTW).

[hbelkins]

This is exiting the Legoland Florida parking lot.

I feel a little bit like throwing up now.

It's on private property, and it conveys the point pretty well, so I'm not going to get too worked up over it.

Those US route markers, IMO, should be used on US routes that are freeways, to distinguish them from surface routes. I'd also suggest some variant of that for state route markers, too, on state-numbered freeways. A RWB OH 562 for the Norwood Lateral, for instance.

[adventurernumber1]

This is exiting the Legoland Florida parking lot.

Oh, yikes!!     

I concur that the legos may be the only thing good about this one.   

[empirestate]

This is exiting the Legoland Florida parking lot.

Oh, yikes!!     

I concur that the legos may be the only thing good about this one.   

This reminds me a bit of Walt Disney World, where although they can make amazingly authentic road signs for their attractions, the actual road signs that they use on their roads are nothing of the kind!

[jakeroot]

The last time I faced this issue, I placed two shields between each arrow. But this looks rather crowded in retrospect:

Something got lost in translation in your alternate design.  If the Left Exit 124C does not have an additional shared-lane with the through-I-20/59 movement; it should not be an APL (nor part of one).

As I stated previously (on another thread), our designs are clearly not to MUTCD-spec (nor was that my goal) so that's not an issue. Besides, why not use all up arrows? Would look dumb having a mix.

And as I just recently posted in said-other thread; who said anything about using down arrows?  I was thinking more in terms of a 45-degree angled Type A arrow for that left exit sign (which is a separate panel from the APL BTW).

Well, to be a bit briefer than before, I'd rather use an APL up arrow because it fits the design language of the entire assembly.

[myosh_tino]

https://goo.gl/maps/FeKtkpLdwbG2

These freeway entrance signs look like they were vomited out of MS Paint.

Yikes, that is bad. Typically Californian in that it uses a slightly wider text than a typical WSDOT style freeway entrance sign, but it's still nowhere near standard. Never mind that US-50 shield.

I cringed when I saw that Freeway Entrance sign. Since California signs practically every freeway entrance, you could tell it looks very different than what it should be. Also the US 50 shield has no black outline and no direction placard, and the font is wrong. If you go to exit 39 those signs are correct.

The freeway entrance sign still looks perfectly normal to me. Maybe a bit of wasted space at the top and bottom, but that's it.

You're right, those Freeway Entrance assemblies do look bad but I think I have an explanation as to why.  Those signs were probably fabricated and installed by a contractor hired by the Red Hawk casino which this interchange with US 50 serves exclusively.  I also suspect that the signs are located on the casino's property.

If you move ahead in the street view towards US 50, you'll see a Caltrans-installed gantry and signs. (https://goo.gl/maps/bRtGu8fhAXP2)

[Max Rockatansky]

Slippery Bridge in Fresno County on Blackrock Road:

27 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[Brandon]

^^ Bonus points for the try, minus a million for the lack of a real sign.

[kkt]

If the maintaining agency spraypaints rocks instead of putting up signs, it counts.

[Max Rockatansky]

If the maintaining agency spraypaints rocks instead of putting up signs, it counts.

Which is likely Pacific Gas & Electricity or the Forest Service. 

[ThatTenneseeRoadgeek]

Slippery Bridge in Fresno County on Blackrock Road:

27 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

How the hell are you gonna read that? 

[ThatTenneseeRoadgeek]

Since Craig County is gone, I nominate this as the new absolute worst:

HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHAT IS THAT!? 

[jakeroot]

Hahaha top 10 reaction right there!

[slorydn1]

Since Craig County is gone, I nominate this as the new absolute worst:

HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHAT IS THAT!? 

Must be ground zero for this

[MNHighwayMan]

Since Craig County is gone, I nominate this as the new absolute worst:

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/04/174bc30d9c729e56f3f058b2a2fcc33c.jpg

HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHAT IS THAT!? 

I dunno but it should be removed by a group of us in nighttime with a hacksaw, and burned in ritual upon a pyre until the Earth is cleansed of its being.

[cjk374]

Since Craig County is gone, I nominate this as the new absolute worst:

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/04/174bc30d9c729e56f3f058b2a2fcc33c.jpg

HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHAT IS THAT!? 

I dunno but it should be removed by a group of us in nighttime with a hacksaw, and burned in ritual upon a pyre until the Earth is cleansed of its being.

Then what? Is there a super worst-of after FL 100?   

[US 89]

I may have found a candidate to replace "craIG county". It's on I-20 westbound in Atlanta, for FUltoN COunTY.

Link to GSV

[jakeroot]

I may have found a candidate to replace "craIG county". It's on I-20 westbound in Atlanta, for FUltoN COunTY.

Link to GSV

Holy cow, that is bad. Maybe it was a tribute?

[Eth]

I may have found a candidate to replace "craIG county". It's on I-20 westbound in Atlanta, for FUltoN COunTY.

Link to GSV

I can confirm this was still there as of last week, though I don't have a photo.

[thenetwork]

Perhaps the sign designer relocated to Atlanta and took his Craig County sign with him as "intellectual property" when he left Oklahoma???

[freebrickproductions]

Since Craig County is gone, I nominate this as the new absolute worst:

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/04/174bc30d9c729e56f3f058b2a2fcc33c.jpg

HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHAT IS THAT!? 

I dunno but it should be removed by a group of us in nighttime with a hacksaw, and burned in ritual upon a pyre until the Earth is cleansed of its being.

Then what? Is there a super worst-of after FL 100?   

Yes. It's this sign: