Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[7/8]

I saw that sign in many multi-lane roundabouts in Charlottetown, PE, some years ago. Is there only in PE that this sign exist, or it is used elsewhere in North America?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/xQfB58svxg249wi27

The same sign is used here in Cambridge, ON (without the text tab).

[ClassicHasClass]

Oh, Caltrans District 6, never change (your choice of fonts, I mean).
https://maps.app.goo.gl/r8pGeUyDqpmwARxA6

[74/171FAN]

Marquette Woods Rd at I-94 BL (Benton Harbor) in Stevensville, MI (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220744684487480&set=a.10220744851371652) (said signal in question is the I-94 WB ramps)

[LilianaUwU]

I saw that sign in many multi-lane roundabouts in Charlottetown, PE, some years ago. Is there only in PE that this sign exist, or it is used elsewhere in North America?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/xQfB58svxg249wi27

I've seen that it was used somewhere else, though I don't remember where.

For what it's worth, here's a closeup of the pictogram, though the message on the plate is different:

Roundabout sign, PEI by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[Amaury]

Shields on a green guidance sign being used as reassurance instead of guidance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppDoks7M6qXko53A

Interstate 82 eastbound, just past Exit 131, just before the Washington and Oregon border.

[Rothman]

Shields on a green guidance sign being used as reassurance instead of guidance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppDoks7M6qXko53A

Interstate 82 eastbound, just past Exit 131, just before the Washington and Oregon border.

I wouldn't call that a guidance sign.

[74/171FAN]

On I-196 BL (Holland) EB/US 31 NB .125 miles south of split in Holland, MI (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220744717048294&set=a.10220744851371652)

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cmZYkC9kpF6FYDXL8
I still say these shields used by both IDOT and InDOT are cool to include two routes in one shield.

[74/171FAN]

On US 31 NB north of I-96 in Muskegon, MI (wish it came out better but you get the point)(https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220744746689035&set=a.10220744851371652)

[Amaury]

Shields on a green guidance sign being used as reassurance instead of guidance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppDoks7M6qXko53A

Interstate 82 eastbound, just past Exit 131, just before the Washington and Oregon border.

I wouldn't call that a guidance sign.

Aren't green signs used to guide people? Like here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YRfDNsE3Vubey9GQ8

Normally, reassurance is like this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FFnnF1JrvwzZJTSVA

Or, if you want to get fancy, since the latest design has the interstate shield on a white background: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cw8CZUVx7t688Qs9A

[7/8]

Found this sign in Mexico City on Streetview "INHALA EXHALA" (translates to "inhale exhale"). Strange thing to put on a sign!

I believe this stock image is the same sign at the same location based on the trees in the background:

[Rothman]

Shields on a green guidance sign being used as reassurance instead of guidance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppDoks7M6qXko53A

Interstate 82 eastbound, just past Exit 131, just before the Washington and Oregon border.

I wouldn't call that a guidance sign.

Aren't green signs used to guide people? Like here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YRfDNsE3Vubey9GQ8

Normally, reassurance is like this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FFnnF1JrvwzZJTSVA

Or, if you want to get fancy, since the latest design has the interstate shield on a white background: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cw8CZUVx7t688Qs9A

In my driving experience, seeing this sort of thing isn't that uncommon for reassurance shields.  NH comes to mind.

[74/171FAN]

Shields on a green guidance sign being used as reassurance instead of guidance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppDoks7M6qXko53A

Interstate 82 eastbound, just past Exit 131, just before the Washington and Oregon border.

I wouldn't call that a guidance sign.

Aren't green signs used to guide people? Like here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YRfDNsE3Vubey9GQ8

Normally, reassurance is like this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FFnnF1JrvwzZJTSVA

Or, if you want to get fancy, since the latest design has the interstate shield on a white background: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cw8CZUVx7t688Qs9A

NC has quite a few of these green reassurance signs.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218355524519974&set=a.10218355707644552)

[Amaury]

On the subject of shields, I was passing through Woodburn, Oregon, yesterday on southbound Oregon Route 99E on a drive to Silverton, Oregon, and loved this setup: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VgFrUQuR3Zo8BytR9

I had to use an earlier capture since the latest ones are on the northbound side.

[74/171FAN]

On US 31 BUS (Muskegon) SB approaching I-96 and US 31 has Exits 1A-1B.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220744773969717&set=a.10220744851371652)

[LilianaUwU]

A top-heavy QC 175 shield, right before km 181:

Top-heavy QC 175 shield by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

[thenetwork]

Shields on a green guidance sign being used as reassurance instead of guidance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppDoks7M6qXko53A

Interstate 82 eastbound, just past Exit 131, just before the Washington and Oregon border.

I wouldn't call that a guidance sign.

Aren't green signs used to guide people? Like here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YRfDNsE3Vubey9GQ8

Normally, reassurance is like this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FFnnF1JrvwzZJTSVA

Or, if you want to get fancy, since the latest design has the interstate shield on a white background: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cw8CZUVx7t688Qs9A

NC has quite a few of these green reassurance signs.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218355524519974&set=a.10218355707644552)

I've seen them in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and even Ohio (West Shoreway, Cleveland), maybe not commonplace, but they ARE out in the wild.

[74/171FAN]

This is Grand Rapids, MI, on West River Dr pretending to be Newport News, VA.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220757120078362&set=a.10220757276962284)



Now in a work zone on US 131 SB in Byron Center, MI. (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220757225801005&set=a.10220757276962284)

[plain]

Shields on a green guidance sign being used as reassurance instead of guidance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppDoks7M6qXko53A

Interstate 82 eastbound, just past Exit 131, just before the Washington and Oregon border.

I wouldn't call that a guidance sign.

Aren't green signs used to guide people? Like here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YRfDNsE3Vubey9GQ8

Normally, reassurance is like this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FFnnF1JrvwzZJTSVA

Or, if you want to get fancy, since the latest design has the interstate shield on a white background: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cw8CZUVx7t688Qs9A

NC has quite a few of these green reassurance signs.  (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10218355524519974&set=a.10218355707644552)

NC has indeed been using these for over 20 years now. I spotted one on Raleigh's Beltline in 2000.

[mglass87]

A collection I've gathered on my many trips through Google Maps:

Some temporary hospital signage in Richmond, VA:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/eSJhA2hg1RTGogk98

Gotta love construction signage:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BDiNbAHpsCAqV8Z2A

An overly fancy sign:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pZnvAMXhJ3fsytfYA

A pink sign blade (ignore the Obama gas station):
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NZ914AFJveeyxCEL6

[Amaury]

On Washington State Route 260 eastbound in Connell, just past milepost 7: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5dnyEk1cQwrfhUMN6

[LilianaUwU]

(ignore the Obama gas station)

I don't think I will.

[roadman65]

https://www.aaroads.com/il/074/i-074-280-e-exit-014-8.jpg
Courtesy AA Roads.

This sign is very odd.

[ClassicHasClass]

(ignore the Obama gas station)

I don't think I will.

I don't think it's possible.

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dSm8d4oXcc8SrWr26
This clusterfuck of a guide sign is definitely not in order.

Alternating destinations between points on the left and right instead of the usual way of pairing all left on top and pairing all right on bottom.