The actual Worst of Road Signs

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Quote from: epzik8 on May 26, 2024, 11:45:25 AMThe sign below replaced this sign that was damaged.



Great replacement. That old sign had zero context.
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epzik8

Quote from: plain on May 26, 2024, 07:24:27 PM
Quote from: epzik8 on May 26, 2024, 11:45:25 AMThe sign below replaced this sign that was damaged.



Great replacement. That old sign had zero context.

Such no-context signs are something Maryland seems to love.
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ClassicHasClass

"Hey, boss, we decided to upgrade from a T-square to a V-square for the sign shop. It's two letters better."

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formulanone

Quote from: ClassicHasClass on May 29, 2024, 12:24:39 PM"Hey, boss, we decided to upgrade from a T-square to a V-square for the sign shop. It's two letters better."

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freebrickproductions

Quote from: epzik8 on May 26, 2024, 11:45:25 AMThe sign below replaced this sign that was damaged.



Looks fine to me? There is a 4-way intersection just beyond that sign, and the intersecting road appears to be Walters Mill Road.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6189381,-76.3307014,3a,75y,201.27h,87.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXnsUz_Ceg51_6uDngp1vPw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu

Unless the old sign is the one you're talking about as being "worst of" material.
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Quote from: freebrickproductions on June 06, 2024, 01:35:12 PM
Quote from: epzik8 on May 26, 2024, 11:45:25 AMThe sign below replaced this sign that was damaged.



Looks fine to me? There is a 4-way intersection just beyond that sign, and the intersecting road appears to be Walters Mill Road.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6189381,-76.3307014,3a,75y,201.27h,87.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXnsUz_Ceg51_6uDngp1vPw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu

Unless the old sign is the one you're talking about as being "worst of" material.

Just the crooked S in the new sign.
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Quote from: epzik8 on June 06, 2024, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: freebrickproductions on June 06, 2024, 01:35:12 PM
Quote from: epzik8 on May 26, 2024, 11:45:25 AMThe sign below replaced this sign that was damaged.



Looks fine to me? There is a 4-way intersection just beyond that sign, and the intersecting road appears to be Walters Mill Road.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6189381,-76.3307014,3a,75y,201.27h,87.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXnsUz_Ceg51_6uDngp1vPw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu

Unless the old sign is the one you're talking about as being "worst of" material.

Just the crooked S in the new sign.

I somehow missed that originally. :pan:
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Quote from: freebrickproductions on June 06, 2024, 04:50:48 PM
Quote from: epzik8 on June 06, 2024, 03:46:08 PM
Quote from: freebrickproductions on June 06, 2024, 01:35:12 PM
Quote from: epzik8 on May 26, 2024, 11:45:25 AMThe sign below replaced this sign that was damaged.



Looks fine to me? There is a 4-way intersection just beyond that sign, and the intersecting road appears to be Walters Mill Road.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6189381,-76.3307014,3a,75y,201.27h,87.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXnsUz_Ceg51_6uDngp1vPw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu

Unless the old sign is the one you're talking about as being "worst of" material.

Just the crooked S in the new sign.

I somehow missed that originally. :pan:

And I would say that if it something that easy to miss, then the mistake on the sign is probably not that bad.

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This sign, gets me very confused. Does 81 continue or do we have to get off at Exit 178?  :banghead:
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Quote from: snowc on June 23, 2024, 09:06:55 AM
This sign, gets me very confused. Does 81 continue or do we have to get off at Exit 178?  :banghead:
On I-81 near Moosic, PA

That I-81 shield should be instead for PA 315.
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Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 23, 2024, 02:32:49 PM
Quote from: snowc on June 23, 2024, 09:06:55 AM
This sign, gets me very confused. Does 81 continue or do we have to get off at Exit 178?  :banghead:
On I-81 near Moosic, PA

That I-81 shield should be instead for PA 315.

Yeah, that sign has been there for decades and it's always been weird.
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snowc

Found while searching around Google

This, my friend, is the worst of the worst signs I've ever seen.
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robby2161

On Main Ave in Norwalk, CT just before the US-7 / Gristmill Road junction.  US-15 shield error (should be CT-15) that just looks way off as well.  Worst part is, when the shopping center was demolished and replaced with a Subaru dealer last year, they replaced the sign exactly as is.  CT DOT sucks lol




roadman65

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This here with letters peeling off. The assembly is not that all old. It wasn't there in 2003 so for a sign less than 20 years, even in the sunny skies of South Georgia, should not have peeled like this already.
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Scott5114

If it was fine when it was put up, it's not the Worst of Road Signs.
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flan



Seen in Bismarck, ND. The eastbound East Business Loop of Interstate I94.

freebrickproductions

I thought that was I-194 Business Loop at first glance. :ded:
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flan

Me too, but then I realized I-194 in North Dakota is unsigned and is also on the opposite side of the Bismarck-Mandan area.

formulanone

East Business versus Everybody.

snowc

Found this near Brighton Ave exit. Roundabout is coming in good, but why this sign?!  :banghead:
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Alex

Quote from: snowc on July 09, 2024, 10:40:36 AMFound this near Brighton Ave exit. Roundabout is coming in good, but why this sign?!  :banghead:

Because it's just a temporary contractor sign for construction. While it is a bad design, it's not the worst.



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