The Worst of Road Signs

[NE2]

It says "To East 6". Is that normal? I thought it was "To 6 East."

Directions can go above or next to shields.

Also, I thought 17 was east-west, not north-south.

It changes at this interchange.

[mass_citizen]

personally I thought the original poster was referring to the black on white only signs. A regular white on green or exit only arrow would have been the correct way to go.

[vdeane]

personally I thought the original poster was referring to the black on white only signs. A regular white on green or exit only arrow would have been the correct way to go.

That I was.  I'm pretty sure that signs within signs aren't how you're supposed to convey this information.  I blame NYSTA; pretty sure they did the sign install.

They also did this sign before it:

[empirestate]

Am I missing something here? I don't see anything wrong with those signs... the use of the black on white ONLY panels is a little weird, yes, but it's certainly not anything that would warrant this sign being a "worst of".

Well, it became apparent long ago that this thread is about "the worst of road signs" in the same way that we might discuss our 25 least-favorite letters in the English alphabet. 

[roadfro]

personally I thought the original poster was referring to the black on white only signs. A regular white on green or exit only arrow would have been the correct way to go.

That I was.  I'm pretty sure that signs within signs aren't how you're supposed to convey this information.

These are "combination lane-use / destination overhead signs", and were introduced in the 2009 MUTCD. These seem to comply with the directions of the MUTCD that stipulate the regulatory lane-use arrows can only be used over mandatory movement lanes.

[Eth]

Is there supposed to be some semantic difference between the "left turn only" and regular left arrow on those signs? Seems inconsistent and perhaps downright confusing.

[empirestate]

Is there supposed to be some semantic difference between the "left turn only" and regular left arrow on those signs? Seems inconsistent and perhaps downright confusing.

Sure...check out the signal assembly in the background and you'll see the difference.

[Zeffy]

They also did this sign before it:

Way too many things on the right sign. They don't need 4 arrows pointing right diagonally when one would suffice (placed under all of the text maybe). May be a possible candidate for Redesign This!

[Mergingtraffic]

3 generations of signs on this one gantry. Take your pic.  The sign on the far right "RED OAK LANE" is reletively new!  But cheaply made and is not Highway Gothic font.

[Thing 342]

Passed this abomination numerous times, but kept forgetting to post it.
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=36.877012,-76.193876&spn=0.062067,0.132093&cbp=12,241.92,,0,11&layer=c&panoid=yRN-8gcJqrgGmDvvTRBPkQ&cbll=36.877087,-76.193743&t=m&z=14

[mass_citizen]

That's the 4th time you've posted that photo on the forum since 2009. 

That's so bad I say it deserves 5 postings 

[Billy F 1988]

Passed this abomination numerous times, but kept forgetting to post it.
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=36.877012,-76.193876&spn=0.062067,0.132093&cbp=12,241.92,,0,11&layer=c&panoid=yRN-8gcJqrgGmDvvTRBPkQ&cbll=36.877087,-76.193743&t=m&z=14

Fucked up is all I have for that gantry.

Number one, on the Hampton-Richmond panel, you cannot have a 30/45 degree long stem arrow (looks like 45 from the GSV) when an EXIT ONLY tab is in place. That's MUTCD violation #1. #2, the Interstate 64 shields are inconsistent with Hampton's using D and Norfolk using what looks like C looking at the digits. If one uses D, the other must use D also. The Norfolk sign is just...down the dump should we say? I can't really say how ugly this looks. If this is how Clearview is supposed to work, then the eastern US states using them better stop using them and revert to Highway Gothic and pronto. Also, the CAD designer working this assembly gets a D- to an F for how this looks. Time to get the cutters and trash 'em!

[codyg1985]

Can't believe I forgot to post this... thing:

Shouldn't the "SOUTH NY 17 Harriman" have a Left turn Only under it instead of an arrow, for consistency?

[NE2]

from http://jmd1125.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-madness.html

[empirestate]

Can't believe I forgot to post this... thing:

Shouldn't the "SOUTH NY 17 Harriman" have a Left turn Only under it instead of an arrow, for consistency?

No, because you have two left turn lanes for NY 17 south, one of which also allows a straight ahead movement.

If you want the middle panel to match, you'd need a left-turn-only sign and a left-or-straight sign side by side. But that would suggest that NY 17 south is both left and straight ahead. It would also suggest that there's a different left-turn-only lane for TO US 6, but it's the same one.

[Brandon]

from http://jmd1125.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-madness.html

LOL.  At least the North American stop sign has authority due to its shape and cannot be mistaken for another sign (unlike the old European stop sign).

[Zeffy]

If all I saw was a(n) octagon without 'STOP' or any text on it, I would instinctually know to stop.

[elsmere241]

from http://jmd1125.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-madness.html

IIRC, "Do not enter" signs in Wisconsin have the corners cut to that shape.
LOL.  At least the North American stop sign has authority due to its shape and cannot be mistaken for another sign (unlike the old European stop sign).

[Big John]

from http://jmd1125.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-madness.html

IIRC, "Do not enter" signs in Wisconsin have the corners cut to that shape.
LOL.  At least the North American stop sign has authority due to its shape and cannot be mistaken for another sign (unlike the old European stop sign).

Those do not enter signs are only supposed to be used on the back side of a stop sign on the same post, reason being that the octagonal shape of the stop sign will still be full.  If you errantly came across a faded-out one of those signs, you should stop anyways as you are going the wrong direction.

[Scott5114]

Washington, OK has a bunch of white square stop sign stickers for signs like that. They fold the corners over to make it essentially a brand new stop sign again. Except that sometimes the size of the blank and the size of the sign don't match up, so you get a little red octagon, usually off-center, in the middle of an otherwise featureless white octagon blank.

[1995hoo]

There's an octagonal "DO NOT ENTER" sign on D Street SW in Washington, DC. I think the GSA posted it because they have the office building located adjacent to the driveway to which the sign applies.

Street View: http://goo.gl/maps/4nD4N

[Android]

from http://jmd1125.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-madness.html

immediately thought of this when I saw that one...   

[tchafe1978]

I couldn't decide whether to post this here or in the Erroneous Road Signs thread...

http://www.khon2.com/web/khon2/news/state-to-pay-300-for-nimitz-highway-sign-fail

[NE2]

I couldn't decide whether to post this here or in the Erroneous Road Signs thread...

http://www.khon2.com/web/khon2/news/state-to-pay-300-for-nimitz-highway-sign-fail

It's not erroneous. It's not goat.

[Brandon]

I couldn't decide whether to post this here or in the Erroneous Road Signs thread...

http://www.khon2.com/web/khon2/news/state-to-pay-300-for-nimitz-highway-sign-fail

Homer Simpson said it best, "Doh!"