The Worst of Road Signs

[kkt]

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!"

They should sell off the erroneous sign on ebay... maybe even make a profit on it.

[hubcity]

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

I prefer "Closed lane is closed".

[Pete from Boston]

If the standard Massachusetts route markers aren't jaunty enough for you, this one on 93 South in Medford dances all over the place.

[mass_citizen]

It looks like the panel/letter sizes were mismatched.

[PHLBOS]

If the standard Massachusetts route markers aren't jaunty enough for you, this one on 93 South in Medford dances all over the place.

One has to wonder if that smaller MA 16 shield came later to replace a bigger one that was likely stolen.  It also doesn't look quite to MassDOT specs.; the numbers appear a bit large for the shield size.

[Dr Frankenstein]

You're a warning sign, don't tell me what to do!

[Brandon]

You're a warning sign, don't tell me what to do!

Doesn't that also go against the MTO's policy of having both English and French on the signs, especially so close to Quebec?

[Big John]

^^ And a regular stop sign would suffice

[vdeane]

You're a warning sign, don't tell me what to do!

Doesn't that also go against the MTO's policy of having both English and French on the signs, especially so close to Quebec?

Does that policy apply to regional signage?  That sign wasn't on a provincial highway.

[roadman]

If the standard Massachusetts route markers aren't jaunty enough for you, this one on 93 South in Medford dances all over the place.

One has to wonder if that smaller MA 16 shield came later to replace a bigger one that was likely stolen.  It also doesn't look quite to MassDOT specs.; the numbers appear a bit large for the shield size.

My guess is that the assembly was temporarily removed to construct the sound wall and the contractor couldn't find the original shield when it came time to replace it.  However, it's a moot point, as the "To 16 West" information is now on the southbound BGSes for the MA 60 exit.  As such, these assemblies are no longer needed and can be removed.

[Dr Frankenstein]

You're a warning sign, don't tell me what to do!

Doesn't that also go against the MTO's policy of having both English and French on the signs, especially so close to Quebec?

Does that policy apply to regional signage?  That sign wasn't on a provincial highway.

It's municipal. Ottawa is officially bilingual and posts everything in both languages. The sign may predate the merger and have been erected by the township or maybe Carleton County.

Noteworthy: There's a standard "Stop ahead" sign before this.



Unrelated to the above:

[NE2]

What's worst about that? The blurriness?

[Dr Frankenstein]

My shot does suck, but still manages to illustrate the main problems with the pictured sign. I'm not going on a 55 minute drive across an international border to re-take it, and the GMSV imagery predates the erection of this sign.

[NE2]

I don't see it. The only obvious problem is capitalizing To. Maybe there are some minor (not worst-worthy) alignment issues.

[empirestate]

I don't see it. The only obvious problem is capitalizing To. Maybe there are some minor (not worst-worthy) alignment issues.

Per its cross-post in another thread, the problem appears to be that it's in Clearview. Whether that's for the best or the worst is a separate debate, but if we start posting a picture of every Clearview sign out there as an example of "worst", well...

[Dr Frankenstein]

In order of importance:

The misspelling of Plattsburgh, Clearview, the sign being smaller than its ancestor AND using a narrower font (thus impeding legibility), and I'm not really sure if the MUTCD permits mixing destinations with distances and without distances.

[PHLBOS]

The misspelling of Plattsburgh

That would fall under the Erroneous Road Signs category. 

I'm not really sure if the MUTCD permits mixing destinations with distances and without distances.

I believe such is allowed that if the distance to a listed destination is less than 1 mile.  The predecessor sign featured the same distance/non-distance mix.

[mass_citizen]

perhaps we should also have a thread called "Bad Signs"? I still enjoy looking at bad signs, even though they may not be "worst of"

[formulanone]

perhaps we should also have a thread called "Bad Signs"?

Signs with Design Errors is a thread along those lines. It's no secret that I like the good, bad, and different...even the awful is good for an occassional laugh, although I guess if you see the same bad sign with some regularity, it's more of an annoyance.

[cu2010]

Unrelated to the above:

Good God.

Yep, typical Region 7 replacement signage. They're good about not replacing old signs unless absolutely necessary (though that trend's reversing as of late), but when they do replace them, the replacement are just Godawful.

Looks like the two US9 shields on the next assembly have been replaced, too...though the US11 shield remains 1961 spec. Region 7 and their inconsistency.

[AsphaltPlanet]

I don't know if this really belongs in the worst of road signs category.  It is certainly unique though.

[Zeffy]

I don't know if this really belongs in the worst of road signs category.  It is certainly unique though.

I don't see anything that would qualify that sign for 'worst of' - maybe that 'Orangeville' is a smaller size than 'Hurontario St N'. But even then, is it really that bad? I don't think so. What's interesting is the ONE WAY looking sign off of the ramp to the right - that contains no text whatsoever. I don't know Canada's signing practices, but I would assume there should be some text there, right?

[cu2010]

What's interesting is the ONE WAY looking sign off of the ramp to the right - that contains no text whatsoever. I don't know Canada's signing practices, but I would assume there should be some text there, right?

That's Canadian standard. Do Not Enter and Yield signs are wordless as well.

[Big John]

What's interesting is the ONE WAY looking sign off of the ramp to the right - that contains no text whatsoever. I don't know Canada's signing practices, but I would assume there should be some text there, right?

That's Canadian standard. Do Not Enter and Yield signs are wordless as well.

And the railroad crossbuck is a white X with a red border and wordless.

[thenetwork]

And the railroad crossbuck is a white X with a red border and wordless.

I can recall back in the 80s in Ontario when the crossbucks had wording -- RAILWAY CROSSING instead of Railroad Crossing.