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

[ClassicHasClass]

Report Odor signs along US 275 / NE 92 in Omaha...

Now we need a meet in Omaha so we can report each other for being stinky.

It doesn't mean Omaha Department Of Roads? 

[TheCatalyst31]

That ODOR sign... what is the context anyway?  What odors?  Why are they important enough to report them?

Apparently Omaha used to have a big problem with manure trucks.

[thenetwork]

Report Odor signs along US 275 / NE 92 in Omaha...

So does that mean you can report people/bums/homeless,... who haven't showered in weeks or those who fart when they pass by you on the street.

[74/171FAN]

This is on SR 1806 in Loudoun County, VA.



On Davis Drive (maybe SR 868) near SR 606.



On SR 636 SB south of SR 606 in Sterling



Near Davis Drive (SR 868) near SR 846.

[FrCorySticha]

Near Davis Drive (SR 868) near SR 846.

That reminds me of signs like this:

[snowc]

Talk about nailing this one.  In Morgantown PA near Goat Path. I-176/76
May have possibly been an exit before being stubbed.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JVk9uVkqQTCnmroT7

[snowc]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1665129,-75.8854138,415m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Speaking of stubs, why is there a stub near I-176?
X-posting this on PA thread as well.

[LilianaUwU]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1665129,-75.8854138,415m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Speaking of stubs, why is there a stub near I-176?
X-posting this on PA thread as well.

Almost certain the two are related. If I'm not mistaken, I-176 lacked a direct I-76 connection until this millenium.

[jeffandnicole]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1665129,-75.8854138,415m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Speaking of stubs, why is there a stub near I-176?
X-posting this on PA thread as well.

It was repurposed to stop runaways.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/8JBGV8Wa58wYACcA6

[Rothman]

The runaways will not be stopped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s86K-p089R8

[pderocco]

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1665129,-75.8854138,415m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Speaking of stubs, why is there a stub near I-176?
X-posting this on PA thread as well.

It was repurposed to stop runaways.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/8JBGV8Wa58wYACcA6

Google Earth has 1992 imagery with no I-176, and 1999 imagery with I-176 and the runaway ramp. So I think it was built as a runaway ramp.

[TheCatalyst31]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/udRcKjRYeaoaUHr79
Detour signs are always a gold mine for bad shields.

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HThFEcmDpK5Mx8VU9?g_st=ac

The SR 1000 shield is not only an odd choice ( as Virginia uses 600 series for secondary routes) but it's arrow shield being posted on a typical VDOT reassurance and mileage sign is odd itself

[1995hoo]

VDOT tweeted this today and I found it interesting.

https://x.com/VaDOTStaunton/status/1871185030040453192

[TheCatalyst31]

VDOT tweeted this today and I found it interesting.

https://x.com/VaDOTStaunton/status/1871185030040453192

I've seen a couple of those traffic-detecting signs now, though I don't know that I've seen that wording. Here's a similar sign in Indiana.

[freebrickproductions]

VDOT tweeted this today and I found it interesting.

https://x.com/VaDOTStaunton/status/1871185030040453192

I've seen a couple of those traffic-detecting signs now, though I don't know that I've seen that wording. Here's a similar sign in Indiana.

I've seen similar ones to that Indiana sign around Alabama, which appear to have been around for decades. They also just use standard signs rather than blank-out ones. Here's an example of one here in Huntsville:

I've also seen some used to warning of people coming over a blind hill on busier roads in neighborhoods, here's an example of one here in Huntsville:

And one in rural Madison County just outside of Huntsville:

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54163055737
I think the guide signs should be attached to the gantry supporting the VMS.

[freebrickproductions]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54163055737
I think the guide signs should be attached to the gantry supporting the VMS.

I'm guessing it was originally just the sign for Exit 31 there, mounted about where it is now, and the VMS was added later, with no-one at FDOT ever bothering to think about repositioning the guide sign.

[jeffandnicole]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54163055737
I think the guide signs should be attached to the gantry supporting the VMS.

I'm guessing it was originally just the sign for Exit 31 there, mounted about where it is now, and the VMS was added later, with no-one at FDOT ever bothering to think about repositioning the guide sign.

I believe current standards don't allow for guide signs and VMS signs to be posted on the same gantry.

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54163055737
I think the guide signs should be attached to the gantry supporting the VMS.

I'm guessing it was originally just the sign for Exit 31 there, mounted about where it is now, and the VMS was added later, with no-one at FDOT ever bothering to think about repositioning the guide sign.

I believe current standards don't allow for guide signs and VMS signs to be posted on the same gantry.

The Garden State Parkway had them going SB in Woodbridge.

[roadfro]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54163055737
I think the guide signs should be attached to the gantry supporting the VMS.

I'm guessing it was originally just the sign for Exit 31 there, mounted about where it is now, and the VMS was added later, with no-one at FDOT ever bothering to think about repositioning the guide sign.

I believe current standards don't allow for guide signs and VMS signs to be posted on the same gantry.

That would have to be a standard specific to certain states if it is a thing... Nevada has installed enough of these in recent years that I'm sure it's not a policy standard here.

[J N Winkler]

Another one, seen in Mexico. Guns aren't allowed and its an automatic slammer for violators!

Those signs (both of which are included in TxDOT's baby SHS) appear on the Texas side--if you have so much as a spent cartridge case on your person or in your vehicle once you are on Mexican soil, you are in trouble.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54163055737

I think the guide signs should be attached to the gantry supporting the VMS.

I'm guessing it was originally just the sign for Exit 31 there, mounted about where it is now, and the VMS was added later, with no-one at FDOT ever bothering to think about repositioning the guide sign.

I believe current standards don't allow for guide signs and VMS signs to be posted on the same gantry.

That would have to be a standard specific to certain states if it is a thing... Nevada has installed enough of these in recent years that I'm sure it's not a policy standard here.

Generally speaking, it is fairly rare for a pure signing contract to have VMS elements, and for a VMS contract to include installing permanent signs on their own mounts.

While I am not aware that the MUTCD prohibits VMSes and permanent signs in the same location or on the same mounts, it is desirable to separate them along the road centerline to limit the amount of information drivers need to process while the VMS is active.  This is especially true for a full-width three-line VMS that can accommodate fairly long messages.

[74/171FAN]

In a parking lot just north of the US 9/I-84 interchange in Fishkill, NY

[1995hoo]

I didn't manage to get a photo of it because I wasn't expecting it, but yesterday when I made the right turn into Arlington Cemetery I saw a new little green sign on the right, immediately inside the main gate as you start up the hill on Schley Drive, that says "NO RECREATION." Evidently there have been incidents of people doing things like having picnics or similar and the authorities want to put a stop to that sort of thing. I'll try to get a picture of the sign the next time I go. (The Street View there is from 11 years ago. As a general matter, you can't drive into the cemetery unless you have a family pass.)

[74/171FAN]

On US 6 WB west of Middletown, NY